Welcome to Whitehead ...

Whitehead is located in Lauderdale County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitehead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Whitehead is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Whitehead: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities Also Named Whitehead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Whitehead - they are located in Kansas, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Whitehead ...

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

• Liberty Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
  • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
• Loretto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Lawrence County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <5>
• Rogersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
  • Former name for Rogersville:
  • Rodgersville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <5>
• Town Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <5>
• Killen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
  • Killen is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <5>
• Saint Joseph
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
• Saint Florian
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Florian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
  • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
• Leighton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
  • Leighton is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <5>
• Lexington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• North Courtland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Courtland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
  • North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 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 Whitehead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitehead.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitehead ...

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

Adding Whitehead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitehead 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 Whitehead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Whitehead post office opened in 1891.

We also found Whitehead on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitehead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/