Welcome to Whitesville ...
So far, we found very little information about Whitesville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Whitesville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Whitesville, please Contact Us.
Whitesville would have been located within present day Andrew County<2>.
The location of Whitesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Whitesville is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Whitesville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Whitesville once stood is in the (816) area code.
Communities Also Named Whitesville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Whitesville - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey (2), New York, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whitesville.
Communities near Whitesville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whitesville.
- Savannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Savannah is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <5>
- Country Club
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Stanberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanberry
- Stanberry is located in Gentry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanberry <5>
- King City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- King City is located in Gentry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <5>
- Union Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Amazonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Clarksdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Barnard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Barnard is located in Nodaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnard <5>
- Fillmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fillmore is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Bolckow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
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 Whitesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitesville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whitesville. 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 Whitesville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitesville. See our Newspapers Page for Whitesville.
Adding Whitesville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Whitesville 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 Whitesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Whitesville post office opened in 1850.
We also found Whitesville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitesville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Whitesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Andrew, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |