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.
Whittens Stand would have been located within present day Wayne County<2>.
The location of Whittens Stand has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Whittens Stand, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we 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.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Whittens Stand was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Whittens Stand would have been located in the (931) area code.
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
- Corning ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Lutts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
- Lutts is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <5>
- Collinwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Saint Joseph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
- Saint Florian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Florian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <5>
- Threet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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 for Whittens Stand was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).
We also found Whittens Stand in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Whittens Stand.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/
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 Whittens Stand, 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 Wayne, 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 Whittens Stand - 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. |