Welcome to White Road ...

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

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

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

The location of White Road 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 Road, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for White Road: White Rd.

While the community is gone, the present day location for White Road is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where White Road was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

White Road would have been located in the (336) area code.

Communities near White Road ...

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

• Greensboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <5>
• Winston - Salem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston - Salem
  • Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston - Salem <5>
• High Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • High Point is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Point <5>
• Kernersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
  • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <5>
• Clemmons
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
  • Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <5>
• Lewisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <5>
• Summerfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Summerfield is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <5>
• Oak Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <5>
• King
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • King is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <5>
• Stokesdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
  • Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <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 Road. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Road.

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

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

Adding White Road to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Road 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 Road was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found White Road in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Forsyth County: www.co.forsyth.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/