Welcome to Whitesville ...

Whitesville is located in Ocean County<1>.

The location of Whitesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Whitesville is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Whitesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Whitesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.oc-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Whitesville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Whitesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Whitesville: This one is located in Ocean County and the other is located in Monmouth County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 15 communities that are also named Whitesville - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, 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.

• Asbury Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• Neptune City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Loch Arbour
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
  • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
• Glen Cedar City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cedar City
  • Glen Cedar City is located in Ocean County
• Holiday City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
  • Holiday City is located in Ocean County
• Leisure Village East
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village East
  • Leisure Village East is located in Ocean County
• Vista Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center
  • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
• Maxim
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
  • Maxim is located in Monmouth County
• Ramtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
  • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
• Williams
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Ocean County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitesville ...

Looking for more information about Whitesville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Whitesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<4>

From that list, the Whitesville post office opened in 1884.

We also found Whitesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ocean County: www.oceancountygov.com/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/