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History · White Lake

White Lake’s post office opened in 1811, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

1811first post office
0on the National Register
24%homes built before 1940
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How White Lake began

When was White Lake founded?

1811

The White Lake post office opened in 1811, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 207215 years
Founding year: the first White Lake post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
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History across the town line

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Questions about White Lake’s history

What year was White Lake founded?

The White Lake post office opened in 1811, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 →