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Welcome to Whitesville ...

So far, we found very little information about Whitesville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Whitesville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Whitesville, please Contact Us.

Whitesville would have been located within present day Saline County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Whitesville is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Whitesville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Whitesville was located: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Whitesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Whitesville - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, 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.

  • Harrisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eldorado
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Carrier Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Shawneetown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rosiclare
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Galatia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Equality
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Raleigh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stonefort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Whitesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Whitesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Whitesville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.