Welcome to Whites ...
So far, we found very little information about Whites. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Whites to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Whites, please Contact Us.
Whites would have been located within present day Caroline County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Whites, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Whites is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Whites was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Whites was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities Also Named Whites ...
While we believe that this Whites is located in Caroline County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Whites. Those communities are located in the following counties: New Kent and Spotsylvania County.
Beyond Virginia, there are 21 communities that are also named Whites - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whites.
Communities near Whites ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whites.
- Colonial Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
- Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <5>
- Tappahannock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappahannock have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
- Tappahannock is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <5>
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <5>
- Montross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
- Montross is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <5>
- Port Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Port Royal is located in Caroline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <5>
- Central Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Sparta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- DeJarnette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Beazley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Lloyds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Whites. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whites.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whites. 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 Whites.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whites. See our Newspapers Page for Whites.
Adding Whites to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Whites 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 Whites was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Whites on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Whites.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Caroline County: www.co.caroline.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Whites, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whites - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Whites area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Whites area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |