Welcome to Whitesville ...

Whitesville is located in Sussex County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Whitesville is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Whitesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Whitesville lies within the (302) area code.

Communities Also Named Whitesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Whitesville - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey (2), New York, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Whitesville ...

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

• Salisbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Seaford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
  • Seaford is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <4>
• Georgetown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Fruitland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <4>
• Berlin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
• Millsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro
  • Millsboro is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsboro <4>
• Laurel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
• Delmar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Wicomico County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <4>
• Selbyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
  • Selbyville is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selbyville <4>
• Ocean View
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Ocean View is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <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 Whitesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitesville ...

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

Adding Whitesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitesville 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 Whitesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Whitesville post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/