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Welcome to White River ...

White River is located in Ashland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White River, 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.

A typical abbreviation for White River: White Riv.

White River is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for White River: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named White River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named White River - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Indiana, Nevada, Ontario and South Dakota.

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

Communities near White River ...

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

  • Ashland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Washburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mellen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
    • Mellen is located in Ashland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Bayfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mason
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Bayfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Marengo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Odanah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Benoit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • High Bridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moquah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding White River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White River in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for White River was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found White River on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Ashland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the White River area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the White River area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.