Welcome to Whipstown ...

Whipstown is located in Perry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whipstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Whipstown is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Whipstown is located in the (740) area code.

Communities near Whipstown ...

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

• Logan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
• Nelsonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  • Nelsonville is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville <4>
• New Lexington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <4>
• Crooksville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
  • Crooksville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <4>
• South Zanesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
  • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
• Roseville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Glouster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glouster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glouster
  • Glouster is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glouster <4>
• McConnelsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnelsville
  • McConnelsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnelsville <4>
• Bremen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <4>
• Somerset
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <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 Whipstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whipstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whipstown ...

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

Adding Whipstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whipstown in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Whipstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Whipstown post office opened in 1852.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whipstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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