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Welcome to Whitacre ...

Whitacre is located in Frederick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitacre, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Whitacre is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Whitacre lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Whitacre: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Whitacre ...

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

  • Winchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stephens City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Paw Paw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Capon Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Siler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Siler is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
  • Shockeysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shockeysville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
  • Hayfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hayfield is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
  • Cedar Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Rock Enon Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
  • Rosenberger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitacre ...

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

Adding Whitacre to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitacre 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 Whitacre was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Whitacre post office opened in 1885. The Whitacre post office closed in 1985.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitacre.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitacre - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Whitacre area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Whitacre 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/