Welcome to Whitehead ...

Whitehead is located in Alleghany County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitehead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Whitehead is 3,020 feet [920 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Whitehead is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Whitehead lies within the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Whitehead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Whitehead - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Whitehead ...

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

• Galax
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
  • Galax is located in Galax City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <4>
• Sparta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Jefferson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• West Jefferson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
  • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
• Independence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Grayson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Fries
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
  • Fries is located in Grayson County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <4>
• Amelia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Amelia is located in Alleghany County
• Glade Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Valley
  • Glade Valley is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Valley <4>
• Abshers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
  • Abshers is located in Wilkes County
• Hooker
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Hooker is located in Alleghany County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitehead ...

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

Adding Whitehead to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whitehead post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitehead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/