Welcome to Whitfield ...

Whitfield is located in Martin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Whitfield is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Whitfield (for example, toward Dale), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Whitfield lies within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Whitfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Whitfield - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Mississippi (2), New Mexico (2), New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Whitfield ...

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

• Jasper
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Washington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Loogootee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
  • Loogootee is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <4>
• French Lick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lick
  • French Lick is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Lick <4>
• Odon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
  • Odon is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <4>
• Shoals
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
  • Shoals is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <4>
• Montgomery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Elnora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
  • Elnora is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
• West Baden Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
  • West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
• Plainville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Plainville is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 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 Whitfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitfield ...

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

Adding Whitfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitfield 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 Whitfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Whitfield post office opened in 1892.

We also found Whitfield on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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