Do you know of Wilhite ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Wilhite. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Wilhite.<1>

Our sources for Wilhite (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Wilhite other than they indicate that Wilhite would be found somewhere in Yancey County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1880 and closed  in 1915.

Communities Also Named Wilhite ...

We found four communities that share the name Wilhite.

Within North Carolina, the name Wilhite is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kansas
    • Chautauqua County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wilhite [Chautauqua County].
  • Louisiana
    • Union Parish
    • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Wilhite [Union Parish].
  • Missouri
    • Boone County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Wilhite [Boone County].
  • Tennessee
    • Putnam County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Wilhite [Putnam County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Wilhite ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Wilhite:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Wilhite - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Yancey County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Yancey County.