Welcome to White Church ...

White Church is located in Tompkins County<1>.

The location of White Church has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Church, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

White Church is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: White Church lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

White Church is within the (607) area code.

Websites for White Church ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tccofc.org/

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

Communities Also Named White Church ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named White Church - they are located in Kansas and Missouri.

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

Communities near White Church ...

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

• Ithaca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Lansing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Owego
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
• Cayuga Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Groton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
• Dryden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
• Trumansburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumansburg
  • Trumansburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumansburg <4>
• Newark Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <4>
• Marathon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Marathon is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <4>
• Candor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Candor is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <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 White Church. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Church.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Church ...

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

Adding White Church to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Church 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 White Church was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the White Church post office opened in 1876.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/