Welcome to White ...

So far, we found very little information about White. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added White to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with White, please Contact Us.

White would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

The location of White has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of White, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

While the community is gone, the present day location for White is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where White was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If White still existed, it would have been in the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named White ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named White - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan (3), Montana (2), Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near White ...

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

• Park Hills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
  • Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <5>
• Bonne Terre
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
  • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <5>
• De Soto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <5>
• Desloge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
  • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <5>
• Flat River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
• Hillsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Potosi
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
  • Potosi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <5>
• Bismarck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
  • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <5>
• Elvins
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elvins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
  • Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
• Leadwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
  • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White.

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

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

Adding White to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for White was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the White post office opened in 1902.

We also found White on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for White.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/