Welcome to Whitewater ...

The town of Whitewater is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitewater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Whitewater has a population of 70 people<3> (see below for details).

Whitewater is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Whitewater lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Whitewater: (765)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Whitewater had an population of 70 people. This is a decrease of 15.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Whitewater had a population of 83 people. This makes Whitewater the county's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 83 people, the population of Whitewater increased 6.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 78 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Whitewater.

Communities Also Named Whitewater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Whitewater - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia (2), Kansas, Manitoba, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Whitewater ...

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

• Richmond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Greenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Eaton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <5>
• Winchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Union City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
• Centerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
• Arcanum
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcanum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
  • Arcanum is located in Darke County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <5>
• Lewisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Preble County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• Hagerstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Union City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 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 Whitewater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitewater.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitewater ...

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

Adding Whitewater to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whitewater post office opened in 1832.

We also found Whitewater in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitewater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov