Welcome to Whaley ...

Whaley is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Whaley is located in Bowie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whaley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Whaley is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Whaley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Whaley: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Whaley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Whaley - they are located in Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whaley.

Communities near Whaley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whaley.

• Texarkana
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texarkana
  • Texarkana is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texarkana <5>
• Texarkana
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texarkana
  • Texarkana is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texarkana <5>
• Wake Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Village
  • Wake Village is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Village <5>
• New Boston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <5>
• Ashdown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashdown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
  • Ashdown is located in Little River County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <5>
• Nash
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Nash is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <5>
• De Kalb
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
  • De Kalb is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <5>
• Redwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
  • Redwater is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwater <5>
• Maud
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Maud is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <5>
• Red Lick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Red Lick is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 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 Whaley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whaley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whaley. 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 Whaley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whaley. See our Newspapers Page for Whaley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whaley ...

Looking for more information about Whaley? 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 Whaley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whaley.

Adding Whaley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whaley 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 Whaley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whaley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/