Welcome to Whiteash ...

The village of Whiteash is located in Williamson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whiteash, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Whiteash had a population of 241 people.<2> (see below for details).

Whiteash is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Whiteash is located in the (618) area code.

Communities near Whiteash ...

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

• Carbondale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Marion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Herrin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
• West Frankfort
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Benton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Carterville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <4>
• Christopher
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
  • Christopher is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <4>
• Zeigler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Zeigler is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <4>
• Cambria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  • Cambria is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambria <4>
• Carrier Mills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whiteash ...

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

Adding Whiteash to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whiteash 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 Whiteash was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Whiteash post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whiteash.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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