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Welcome to Whatley ...

Whatley is located in Clarke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whatley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Whatley is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Whatley: 251

The ZIP code for Whatley: 36482<3>

Communities Also Named Whatley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Whatley - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Whatley ...

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

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 Whatley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whatley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whatley ...

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

Adding Whatley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whatley 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 (so far) for Whatley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Whatley post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whatley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whatley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Whatley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Whatley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/