Welcome to White Canyon ...
So far, we found very little information about White Canyon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added White Canyon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with White Canyon, please Contact Us.
White Canyon would have been located within present day San Juan County<2>.
The location of White Canyon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of White Canyon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1952.
A typical abbreviation for White Canyon: White Cyn. (or less commonly used: White Canyn. or White Cnyn.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for White Canyon is 3,700 feet [1,128 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of White Canyon is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where White Canyon was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from White Canyon, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
If White Canyon still existed, it would have been in the (435) area code.
Communities near White Canyon ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near White Canyon.
- Hite ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite
- Hite is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hite <5>
- Eggnog ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Eagle City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Eagle City is located in Garfield County
- Bullfrog
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullfrog
- Bullfrog is located in Kane County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullfrog <5>
- Halls Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossing
- Halls Crossing is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls Crossing <5>
Adding White Canyon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of White Canyon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for White Canyon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the White Canyon post office opened in 1952.
For more details, see References and Mentions for White Canyon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about White Canyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Canyon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |