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Welcome to Whitthorne ...

Whitthorne is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitthorne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Whitthorne is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Whitthorne: 731

Communities near Whitthorne ...

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

  • Lavinia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ledbetter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
  • Atkins ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Atkins is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
  • Union Cross
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
  • Humboldt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Milan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • McKenzie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Medina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Trenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Huntingdon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitthorne ...

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

Adding Whitthorne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitthorne 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 Whitthorne was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitthorne.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitthorne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.