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Welcome to Whites ...

Whites is located in Rankin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whites, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Whites is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Whites: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Whites ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Whites: This one is located in Rankin County and the other is located in Clay County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 21 communities that are also named Whites - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

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

Websites for Whites ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Whites, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Whites ...

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

  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pearl
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <4>
  • Brandon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Byram
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Flowood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
    • Flowood is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <4>
  • Richland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
  • Hazlehurst
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Raymond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Hinds County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <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 Whites. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whites.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whites ...

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

Adding Whites to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whites 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 Whites was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Whites post office opened in 1890.

We also found Whites in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whites.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whites. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whites - 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 area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Whites 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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