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White Heath’s post office opened in 1873

Most of White Heath was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1972. Below: maps from 1979 on.

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How White Heath began

When was White Heath founded?

1873

The White Heath post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 251153 years
Founding year: the first White Heath post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about White Heath’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how White Heath’s history is told.

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The story

How White Heath came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of White Heath.

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A plaque in the community center states that the area was settled by a Mr. White and a Mr. Heath. Noble Porter Heath (1830-1893), moved his farm to the area in 1871 from Sagamon Township. Frank White, who had purchased land in Sagamon Township in 1861, sold 160 acres of what would be White Heath to James Deland for $6040 in 1872. Heath served as a witness to the sale.

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By decade

White Heath, decade by decade

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White Heath Illinois Post Office2007White Heath Illinois Post Office
On the map

White Heath on the map, 1979 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of White Heath. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

White Heath on the 1979 USGS mapWhite Heath on the 1985 USGS map1979Monticello sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of White Heath.

Famous people

Famous people close to White Heath

Nobody well known was born in White Heath itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Edwin V. ChampionAmerican politician · b. 1890
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George NonteAmerican journalist · b. 1926
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Leo PfefferAmerican politician · b. 1908

Questions about White Heath’s history

What year was White Heath founded?

The White Heath post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.