Welcome to White Rock ...

White Rock is located in Lancaster County<1>.

The location of White Rock 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 Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

White Rock is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

White Rock lies within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named White Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named White Rock: This one is located in Lancaster County and the other is located in Armstrong County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, 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, Ohio, 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.

• Lancaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Havre de Grace
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <4>
• Coatesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
• Millersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Oxford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• New Holland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Perryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• Parkesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
  • Parkesburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <4>
• North East
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <4>
• Strasburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Rock ...

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

Adding White Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the White Rock post office opened in 1877.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/