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Welcome to Whitesboro ...

Whitesboro is located in Etowah County<1>.

Whitesboro is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Whitesboro (for example, toward Cave Spring (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Whitesboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Whitesboro - they are located in California, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Whitesboro ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitesboro ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitesboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.