Welcome to Whately ...

Whately is located in Valley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whately, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Whately is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Whately lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Whately is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Whately ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Whately: This one is located in Valley County and the other is located in Dawson County.

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

Communities near Whately ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Whately.

• Glasgow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Nashua
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <4>
• Fort Peck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Peck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Peck
  • Fort Peck is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Peck <4>
• McCone City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCone City
  • McCone City is located in McCone County
• Saint Marie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marie
  • Saint Marie is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marie <4>
• Frazer
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
  • Frazer is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazer <4>
• Vandalia
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <4>
• Hinsdale
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
  • Hinsdale is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <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 Whately. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whately.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whately ...

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

Adding Whately to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whately post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whately.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/