Welcome to Whig Hill ...

Whig Hill is located in Forest County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whig Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Whig Hill is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Whig Hill is within the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Whig Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Whig Hill - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Whig Hill ...

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

• Pleasantville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
• Tidioute
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
  • Tidioute is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <4>
• Clarendon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
  • Clarendon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <4>
• Tionesta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Tionesta is located in Forest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <4>
• Fagundus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagundus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
  • Fagundus is located in Forest County
• Hermit Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
  • Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
• Gilfoyle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
  • Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
• Marienville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
  • Marienville is located in Forest County
• Roses
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roses have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
  • Roses is located in Forest County
• Wolfs Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Corners
  • Wolfs Corners is located in Clarion 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 Whig Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whig Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whig Hill ...

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

Adding Whig Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whig Hill post office opened in 1879.

We also found Whig Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whig Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/