Welcome to White Rock ...

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

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

White Rock would have been located within present day Meigs County<2>.

The location of White Rock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for White Rock is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If White Rock still existed, it would have been in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named White Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named White Rock - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Mexico (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (7), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near White Rock ...

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

• Point Pleasant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <5>
• Ravenswood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
• Gallipolis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <5>
• Middleport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <5>
• Albany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
• Racine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <5>
• Coolville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville
  • Coolville is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolville <5>
• Rutland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Rutland is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <5>
• Henderson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>
• Vinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <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 Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Rock.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/