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Welcome to White Plains ...

White Plains is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Plains, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), White Plains had a population of 2,196 people.<2> (see below for details).

White Plains is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: White Plains lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from White Plains (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for White Plains: 931

Communities Also Named White Plains ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named White Plains - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Illinois (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (3), South Carolina (3) and Virginia.

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

Communities near White Plains ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Columbus Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Sparta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lafayette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Livingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Monterey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Baxter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dodson Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
  • Gainesboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Plains ...

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

Adding White Plains to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Plains in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for White Plains was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for White Plains.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Plains - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.