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Welcome to Whitestone ...Whitestone is primarily located in Gilmer County<1>. A portion of Whitestone extends into Pickens County. The location of Whitestone has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitestone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916. Whitestone is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Whitestone lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Whitestone, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Telephone area codes for Whitestone: (706) and (762)<4> Communities Also Named Whitestone ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Whitestone - they are located in New York, Ontario, South Carolina and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whitestone. Communities near Whitestone ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whitestone.
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 Whitestone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitestone. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whitestone. 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 Whitestone. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitestone. See our Newspapers Page for Whitestone. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitestone ...Looking for more information about Whitestone? 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 Whitestone, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whitestone. Adding Whitestone to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Whitestone 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 Whitestone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitestone. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitestone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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