Welcome to Whiteface ...

Whiteface is located in Essex County<1>.

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While we don't have a date for the founding of Whiteface, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Whiteface is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Whiteface: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named Whiteface ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Whiteface - they are located in Minnesota, New Hampshire and Texas.

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

Communities near Whiteface ...

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

Saranac Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
- Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac Lake <4>
North Elba
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
- North Elba is located in Essex County
Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
Franklin Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
Harrietstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
Wilmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Wilmington is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
Upper Jay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jay
- Upper Jay is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Jay <4>
Alder Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alder Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
Jay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Jay is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
Merrillsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Merrillsville is located in Franklin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whiteface ...

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

Adding Whiteface to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whiteface 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 Whiteface was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Whiteface post office opened in 1892.

We also found Whiteface on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whiteface.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whiteface - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Whiteface area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Whiteface 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>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/