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Welcome to Whiteville ...

Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whiteville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Whiteville is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Whiteville: 337

Communities Also Named Whiteville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Whiteville - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Whiteville ...

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

  • Opelousas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ville Platte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunkie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
    • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <3>
  • Mamou
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mamou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
    • Mamou is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mamou <3>
  • Port Barre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pine Prairie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Prairie
    • Pine Prairie is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Prairie <3>
  • Mansura
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Moreauville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreauville
    • Moreauville is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreauville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whiteville ...

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

Adding Whiteville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whiteville 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 (so far) for Whiteville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Whiteville post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whiteville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Landry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whiteville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/