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Welcome to White Cloud ...

White Cloud is located in Mills County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Cloud, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

White Cloud is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: White Cloud lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for White Cloud: 712

Communities Also Named White Cloud ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named White Cloud - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan and Missouri (2).

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

Communities near White Cloud ...

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

  • Plattsmouth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
    • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <4>
  • Red Oak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Glenwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Shenandoah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Malvern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sidney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Treynor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treynor
    • Treynor is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treynor <4>
  • Tabor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Carson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <4>
  • Essex
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Essex is located in Page County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <4>

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 Cloud. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Cloud.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Cloud ...

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

Adding White Cloud to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Cloud 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 Cloud was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the White Cloud post office opened in 1856.

We also found White Cloud in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mills, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Cloud - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/