Welcome to Whittens Stand ...

So far, we found very little information about Whittens Stand. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Whittens Stand to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Whittens Stand, please Contact Us.

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Whittens Stand would have been located within present day Wayne County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whittens Stand, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Whittens Stand is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Whittens Stand was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Whittens Stand was located: 931

Communities near Whittens Stand ...

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

• Waynesboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Corning ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Corning is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
• Lutts
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lutts is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <4>
• Collinwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
• Saint Joseph
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Saint Florian
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
• Iron City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Iron City is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Waterloo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterloo is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Cypress Inn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
• Threet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet

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

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

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

Adding Whittens Stand to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whittens Stand 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 (so far) for Whittens Stand was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whittens Stand.