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Welcome to Whites Crossing ...

Whites Crossing is located in Stone County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Whites Crossing: Whites Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Whites Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Whites Crossing.

Whites Crossing is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Whites Crossing: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Whites Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Whites Crossing - they are located in Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Utah.

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

Communities near Whites Crossing ...

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

  • Wiggins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McHenry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McHenry is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • Howison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Howison is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
  • Saucier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Brooklyn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carnes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carnes is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Smith Town
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Smith Town is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • McLain
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • McLain is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Wortham
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wortham is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
  • Beaumont
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Beaumont is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whites Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Stone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whites Crossing - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Whites Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Whites Crossing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.