Whatley, Alabama


Whatley is a census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 225. It is named in honor of Franklin Benjamin Whatley. It has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, the Whatley Historic District.

History

Whatley was previously an incorporated community in 1901 and recorded a population of 187 according to the 1910 U.S. Census. It did not report any population figure again until 2010 when it became a census-designated place. During the racial violence of Red Summer of 1919 there was a gun battle between the Whatley White and Black communities on August 1, 1919, there was a Whatley, Alabama race riot.

Geography

Whatley is located southeast of the center of Clarke County at.

Notable Resident

Birthplace of Trombonist Grover Mitchell