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Welcome to White Clay ...

White Clay is located in Apache County<1>.

White Clay is 7,510 feet [2,289 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of White Clay is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: White Clay lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you leave White Clay and travel south, you will soon leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for White Clay: 928

Communities near White Clay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near White Clay.

  • Sawmill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill
    • Sawmill is located in Apache County
  • Wheatfields
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
    • Wheatfields is located in Apache County
  • Crystal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in San Juan County (NM)
  • Del Muerto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Muerto
    • Del Muerto is located in Apache County
  • Sehili
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sehili
    • Sehili is located in Apache County
  • Navajo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
    • Navajo is located in McKinley County (NM)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navajo <4>
  • Tsaile
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Nazlini
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chinle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Woodsprings
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsprings
    • Woodsprings is located in Apache County
    • Woodsprings has also been known as:
    • Woodspring Trading Post

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around White Clay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Clay.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of White Clay. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Clay.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around White Clay. See our Newspapers Page for White Clay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Clay ...

Looking for more information about White Clay? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to White Clay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for White Clay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Apache, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Clay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.