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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>. The location of Whites has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Whites, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we 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.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Whites was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Whites once stood is in the (804) area code. 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.
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 ...
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