Welcome to McWhorter ...

McWhorter is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

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

McWhorter is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from McWhorter (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for McWhorter: (470)<4>, (678) and (770)

Websites for McWhorter ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.douglascountygeorgia.com/

Junior League:   www.jldouglascounty.org/

Communities Also Named McWhorter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McWhorter - they are located in Kentucky and West Virginia.

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

Communities near McWhorter ...

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

• South Fulton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
• Smokey Acres
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
  • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
• Newnan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan
  • Newnan is located in Coweta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newnan <5>
• Douglasville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
  • Douglasville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglasville <5>
• Carrollton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• Pontevedra
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontevedra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
  • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
• Union City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
• Fairburn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairburn
  • Fairburn is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairburn <5>
• Villa Rica
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Rica
  • Villa Rica is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Rica <5>
• Powder Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
  • Powder Springs is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powder Springs <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 McWhorter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McWhorter.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McWhorter ...

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

Adding McWhorter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found McWhorter on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McWhorter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/