[2] Whitesville was incorporated on August 15, 1935, by the Boone County Circuit Court.

West Virginia Route 3 (Coal River Road) traverses Whitesville, connecting the town with Sylvester to the northwest and the Beckley area to the southeast.

The racial makeup of the town was 98.1% White, 0.2% African American, and 1.8% from two or more races.

44.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 346 housing units at an average density of 828.2 per square mile (318.1/km2).

42.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Whitesville is home to the Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial, a monument dedicated to the miners who were killed in the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in nearby Montcoal in April 2010.