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Welcome to White Heath ...

White Heath is located in Piatt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Heath, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

White Heath is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from White Heath (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for White Heath: 217 & 447<3>

The ZIP code for White Heath: 61884<4>

Communities near White Heath ...

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

  • Champaign
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Urbana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Urbana is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <5>
  • Mahomet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Savoy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Savoy is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <5>
  • Monticello
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tolono
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tolono is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <5>
  • Fisher
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <5>
  • Farmer City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bement
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Philo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Philo is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Heath ...

Looking for more information about White Heath? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for White Heath, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for White Heath.

Adding White Heath to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Heath 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 (so far) for White Heath was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the White Heath post office opened in 1873.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Piatt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Heath - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the White Heath area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the White Heath area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as White Heath). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether White Heath or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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