Welcome to Whiteside ...

Whiteside is located in Limestone County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whiteside, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Whiteside is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Whiteside: (256) & (938)<4>

Communities Also Named Whiteside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Whiteside - they are located in Kansas, Missouri, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Whiteside ...

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

• Decatur
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
  • Former names for Decatur:
  • Albany
  • New Decatur
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Madison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Athens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Limestone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Hartselle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartselle
  • Hartselle is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartselle <5>
• Priceville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Trinity
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <5>
• Triana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Falkville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkville
  • Falkville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkville <5>
• Flint City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
  • Flint City is located in Morgan County
• Somerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 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 Whiteside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whiteside.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whiteside ...

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

Adding Whiteside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whiteside 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 Whiteside was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whiteside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/

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