While we don't have a date for the founding of Whaley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Whaley - they are located in Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willeyton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Whaley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whaley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whaley. 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 Whaley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whaley. See our Newspapers Page for Whaley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whaley ...
Looking for more information about Whaley? 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 Whaley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whaley.
Adding Whaley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Whaley 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 for Whaley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whaley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Whaley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Whaley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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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.
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An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.