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Welcome to Whatley ...

Whatley is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Whatley is located in Bowie County<1>.

Whatley is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Whatley: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Whatley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Whatley - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whatley.

Communities near Whatley ...

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

  • Texarkana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Texarkana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wake Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashdown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ashdown is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <4>
  • Nash
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nash is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <4>
  • Hooks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Redwater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Lick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Red Lick is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Fouke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fouke is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <4>
  • Leary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Leary is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 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 Whatley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whatley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whatley ...

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

Adding Whatley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whatley 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 Whatley was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whatley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bowie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whatley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Whatley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Whatley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.