Welcome to Whitleyville ...

Whitleyville is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitleyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.

Whitleyville is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Whitleyville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Whitleyville (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Whitleyville: 931

The ZIP code for Whitleyville: 38588<3>

Communities near Whitleyville ...

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

Columbus Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
Difficult
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Difficult
- From Whitleyville to Difficult
Lafayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
Livingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Livingston is located in Overton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
Thompsons Store
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
Tompkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <4>
Pekin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
Celina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Celina is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Celina
- From Whitleyville to Celina
Red Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <4>
Dodson Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 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 Whitleyville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitleyville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitleyville ...

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

Adding Whitleyville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitleyville 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 (so far) for Whitleyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Whitleyville post office opened in 1829.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitleyville.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitleyville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Whitleyville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Whitleyville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/