Welcome to Whitesburg ...

Whitesburg is located in Madison County<1>.

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

Whitesburg is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Whitesburg and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Whitesburg: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Whitesburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Whitesburg - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Whitesburg ...

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

• Huntsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Huntsville
  • From Whitesburg to Huntsville
• Madison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Arab
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
  • Arab is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arab
  • From Whitesburg to Arab
• Priceville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
  • Priceville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priceville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Priceville
  • From Whitesburg to Priceville
• New Hope
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Hope
  • From Whitesburg to New Hope
• Owens' Cross Roads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
  • Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <4>
• Triana
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
  • Triana is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
• Grant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grant
  • From Whitesburg to Grant
• Gurley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Gurley is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gurley
  • From Whitesburg to Gurley
• Somerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Somerville
  • From Whitesburg to Somerville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitesburg ...

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

Adding Whitesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitesburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/

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