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Welcome to Whorton ...

Whorton is located in Cherokee County<1>.

Whorton is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Whorton: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Whorton ...

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

  • Cedartown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Piedmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Centre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cave Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Leesburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Robealou Acres
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
  • Etna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
  • Sand Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Lyerly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lyerly is located in Chattooga County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyerly <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whorton ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whorton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Whorton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Whorton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.