Welcome to White Rock ...

White Rock is located in Sacramento County<1>.

The location of White Rock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Rock, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

White Rock is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: White Rock lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named White Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named White Rock - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Mexico (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (7), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Rock.

Communities near White Rock ...

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

• Roseville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Citrus Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Heights
  • Citrus Heights is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 87,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citrus Heights <4>
• Folsom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
  • Folsom has also been known as:
  • Folsom City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
• Rancho Cordova
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cordova
  • Rancho Cordova is located in Sacramento County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 71,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cordova <4>
• Rocklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklin
  • Rocklin is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocklin <4>
• Auburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Placerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville
  • Placerville is located in El Dorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placerville <4>
• Loomis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
  • Loomis is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <4>
• Plymouth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Crown Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Village
  • Crown Village is located in El Dorado County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of White Rock. 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 Rock.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Rock ...

Looking for more information about White Rock? 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 Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for White Rock.

Adding White Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Rock 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 Rock was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Rock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/