Welcome to Whitsett ...

The town of Whitsett is located in Guilford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitsett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Whitsett has a population of 640 people<3> (see below for details).

Whitsett is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Whitsett: (336)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Whitsett had an population of 640 people. This is an increase of 8.47% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Whitsett had a population of 590 people. This makes Whitsett the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 590 people, the population of Whitsett decreased 13.99% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 686 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Whitsett.

Communities Also Named Whitsett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Whitsett - they are located in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Whitsett ...

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

• Greensboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <5>
• Burlington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <5>
• Mebane
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
  • Mebane is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <5>
• Graham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Graham is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <5>
• Reidsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
  • Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <5>
• Pleasant Garden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
  • Pleasant Garden is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Garden <5>
• Liberty
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
• Haw River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
  • Haw River is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <5>
• Green Level
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
  • Green Level is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
• Swepsonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swepsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
  • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitsett ...

Looking for more information about Whitsett? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Whitsett, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Whitsett.

Adding Whitsett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitsett 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 Whitsett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Whitsett post office opened in 1895.

We also found Whitsett on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitsett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Guilford County: www.co.guilford.nc.us/

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