Welcome to Wilhites ...

Wilhites is located in Morgan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilhites, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Wilhites is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Websites for Wilhites ...

Junior League:   www.jlmorgancounty.com/

Communities near Wilhites ...

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

• Cullman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullman
  • Cullman is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullman <5>
• Hartselle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Hanceville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
  • Hanceville is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <5>
• Good Hope
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
• Falkville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Holly Pond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Pond
  • Holly Pond is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Pond <5>
• Somerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Addison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilhites ...

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

Adding Wilhites to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wilhites post office opened in 1873.

We also found Wilhites in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilhites.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morgan County: www.co.morgan.al.us/

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