Welcome to Whitnel ...
Whitnel is located in Caldwell County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitnel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
Whitnel is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Whitnel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Whitnel: 828
Communities near Whitnel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whitnel.
- Hickory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Morganton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sawmills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Long View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Granite Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
- Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <3>
- Valdese
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gamewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hildebran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hildebran have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebran
- Hildebran is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hildebran <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 Whitnel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitnel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whitnel. 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 Whitnel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitnel. See our Newspapers Page for Whitnel.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitnel ...
Looking for more information about Whitnel? 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 Whitnel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whitnel.
Adding Whitnel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Whitnel 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 Whitnel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Whitnel post office opened in 1908.
We also found Whitnel on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for North Carolina (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitnel.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitnel - 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/ |