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Welcome to White Plains Crossroad ...

White Plains Crossroad is located in Laurens County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for White Plains Crossroad: White Plains Xrd.

White Plains Crossroad is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for White Plains Crossroad: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near White Plains Crossroad ...

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

  • Greenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newberry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Laurens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ware Shoals
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ninety Six
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Waterloo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Silverstreet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hodges
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Plains Crossroad ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Plains Crossroad - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the White Plains Crossroad area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the White Plains Crossroad 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.