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Welcome to Whitfield ...

Whitfield is located in Jones County<1>.

Whitfield is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Whitfield: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Whitfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Whitfield: This one is located in Jones County and the other is located in Rankin County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 22 communities that are also named Whitfield - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, New Mexico (2), New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Whitfield ...

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

  • Hattiesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Petal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <4>
  • Ellisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Richton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • New Augusta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Goodluck
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Antioch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Antioch is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Mulberry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mulberry is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Wingate
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wingate is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitfield ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Whitfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Whitfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.