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Welcome to Whitethorne ...

Whitethorne is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Whitethorne is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Whitethorne: 540 & 826<3>

Websites for Whitethorne ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Whitethorne, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Whitethorne ...

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

  • Blacksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Christiansburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Radford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pulaski
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearisburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dublin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Narrows
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pembroke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rich Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Peterstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitethorne ...

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

Adding Whitethorne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitethorne 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 Whitethorne was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitethorne.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitethorne - 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 Whitethorne area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Whitethorne 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.