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Welcome to Whitley ...

Whitley is located in Isle of Wight County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Whitley is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Whitley: 757 & 948<3>

Communities Also Named Whitley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Whitley - they are located in Kentucky (2) and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Whitley ...

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

  • Suffolk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Windsor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
  • Wakefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ivor is located in Southampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <4>
  • Dendron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Surry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Raynor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
  • Zuni
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitley ...

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

Adding Whitley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whitley post office opened in 1894. The Whitley post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Isle of Wight, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitley - 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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Whitley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Whitley 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/