Welcome to Whittington ...

Whittington is located in Hot Spring County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whittington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Whittington is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Whittington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Whittington: This one is located in Hot Spring County and the other is located in Garland County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 9 communities that are also named Whittington - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana (2), North Carolina, Ohio and Ontario.

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

Communities near Whittington ...

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

• Hot Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in Garland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <4>
• Benton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Malvern
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
  • Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <4>
• Haskell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
  • Haskell is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <4>
• Mountain Pine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
  • Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <4>
• Rockport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
• Traskwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
  • Traskwood is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
• Perla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
  • Perla is located in Hot Spring County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
• Lonsdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
  • Lonsdale is located in Garland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <4>
• Magnet Cove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
  • Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whittington ...

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

Adding Whittington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whittington 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 Whittington was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Whittington in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whittington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/