Welcome to Whetstone ...
So far, we found very little information about Whetstone. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Whetstone to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Whetstone, please Contact Us.
Whetstone would have been located within present day Morgan County<2>.
The location of Whetstone has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Whetstone, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Whetstone is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Whetstone was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Whetstone (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The location where Whetstone once stood is in the (423) area code.
Communities Also Named Whetstone ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Whetstone - they are located in Arizona, Kentucky (2), Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio (3), South Carolina, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whetstone.
Communities near Whetstone ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whetstone.
- Oak Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <5>
- Lakemont Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- College Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Lenoir City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
- Lenoir City is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City <5>
- Harriman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
- Harriman is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <5>
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <5>
- Rockwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
- White Wing Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Wing Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Oliver Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Springs
- Oliver Springs is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver Springs <5>
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 Whetstone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whetstone.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whetstone. 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 Whetstone.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whetstone. See our Newspapers Page for Whetstone.
Adding Whetstone to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Whetstone in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Whetstone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Whetstone post office opened in 1873.
We also found Whetstone in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Whetstone.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Whetstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whetstone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |