White Post, Virginia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of White Post, Clarke County.
| City | White Post |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Clarke |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.057051 |
| Longitude | -78.10361 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 8.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
White Post is a locality in Clarke County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². White Post is located at 39.0571°N, 78.1036°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22663.
White Post, Virginia, unfolds across a landscape where rolling hills, softened by centuries of cultivation, meet the sky in a gentle embrace. It lies 9.4 miles south-south-east of Winchester, VA (from Winchester, VA: bearing 160°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-west of Berryville. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a faint, sweet scent of ripening grain and damp earth, a subtle perfume that clings to the broadleaf trees lining the roads. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled green and gold blankets, broken by stands of mature oak and hickory, their branches reaching wide as if to gather the last vestiges of daylight. The terrain, though not dramatic, possesses a quiet solidity; the land feels settled, ancient, as if it has always been this way, a place of enduring, understated beauty. The history of White Post is a quiet one, deeply rooted in the agricultural heritage of the Shenandoah Valley. It was here, in the mid-18th century, that Peter Woolf established his inn and ordinary, marked by a distinctive white post that gave the settlement its name. This crossroads became a vital waypoint for travelers and merchants, its economy intrinsically tied to the fertility of the surrounding farmland and the movement of goods. While the pace of life in White Post has always been unhurried, a sense of continuity prevails, a feeling that the land and its traditions are the true anchors. The nearby landscape whispers of generations who have worked this soil, their stories woven into the very character of the place, a testament to enduring rural life in the heart of Virginia.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of White Post, Virginia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on White Post and Clarke County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for White Post is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct White Post is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |