Whitley County was formed in 1838. It was named for Col. William Whitley, a Revolutionary War soldier, who was killed in the War of 1812 at the Battle of the Thames in October 1813. There is considerable evidence that he, not later Vice President Richard Johnson, killed Tecumseh in that battle.
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