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>.
The location of White City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
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.<4> In other words, the elevation 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 location where White City once stood is in the (806) area code.
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.
- Lamesa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa
- Lamesa is located in Dawson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,131 people
- Lamesa has also been known as:
- La Mesa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamesa <5>
- Seagraves
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves
- Seagraves is located in Gaines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,994 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagraves <5>
- Wellman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Wellman is located in Terry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <5>
- Welch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Welch is located in Dawson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <5>
- Loop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Loop is located in Gaines County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loop <5>
- Los Ybanez
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Ybanez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
- Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Brownfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
- Brownfield is located in Terry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownfield <5>
- Seminole
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Seminole is located in Gaines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <5>
- O'Donnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Sparenberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparenberg
- Sparenberg is located in Dawson County
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 for White City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the White City post office opened in 1940.
For more details, see References and Mentions for White City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about White City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gaines, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around White City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |