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Welcome to Whiteville ...

The town of Whiteville is located in Hardeman County<1>.


The location of Whiteville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Whiteville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Whiteville has a population of 4,458 people<3> (see below for details).

Whiteville is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Whiteville had an population of 4,458 people. This is a decrease of 3.88% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 41.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Whiteville had a population of 4,638 people (which is 17.02% of the total population of Hardeman County). This makes Whiteville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Whiteville represents 0.07% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 100th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,638 people, the population of Whiteville increased 47.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,148 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Whiteville.

Communities Also Named Whiteville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Whiteville - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina (2), Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Whiteville ...

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

  • Feathers Chapel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feathers Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
    • Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
  • Bolivar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Somerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Teague
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Teague is located in Hardeman County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
  • Stanton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Williston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Williston is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Toone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
    • Toone is located in Hardeman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Grand Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
    • Grand Junction is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <5>
  • Hornsby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornsby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
    • Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Medon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whiteville ...

Looking for more information about Whiteville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Whiteville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Whiteville.

Adding Whiteville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whiteville 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 Whiteville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Whiteville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whiteville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whiteville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hardeman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Whiteville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whiteville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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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