Welcome to Whitaker ...

Whitaker is located in Floyd County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitaker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1933.

Whitaker is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Whitaker lies within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Whitaker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Whitaker: This one is located in Floyd County and the other is located in Letcher County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 14 communities that are also named Whitaker - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Whitaker ...

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

• Paintsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <4>
• Prestonsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <4>
• Salyersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
• Inez
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
• Martin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Wayland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
• Allen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
• Asa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
  • Asa is located in Johnson County
• Auxier
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
  • Auxier is located in Floyd County
• Collista
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
  • Collista is located in Johnson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitaker ...

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

Adding Whitaker to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whitaker post office opened in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitaker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/