Welcome to White City ...So far, we found very little information about White City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added White City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with White City, please Contact Us. White City was located in the Texas Panhandle. White City would have been located within present day Gaines County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of White City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1940. While the community is gone, the present day location for White City is 3,050 feet [930 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of White City is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: The area where White City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from White City (for example, toward Hobbs (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). The Area Code where White City was located: 806 Communities Also Named White City ...While we believe that this White City is located in Gaines County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named White City. Those communities are located in the following counties: San Augustine, Wilbarger and Wise County. Beyond Texas, there are 34 communities that are also named White City - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (4), Kansas, Kentucky (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New York, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White City. Communities near White City ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near White City.
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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White City. We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around White City. See our Newspapers Page for White City. Adding White City to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of White City 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 City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for White City. Footnotes ...
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