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Welcome to Whon ...So far, we found very little information about Whon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Whon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Whon, please Contact Us. Whon was located in the Texas Panhandle. Whon would have been located within present day Coleman County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Whon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903. While the community is gone, the present day location for Whon is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where Whon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time If Whon still existed, it would have been in the (325) area code. Communities near Whon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whon.
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 Whon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whon. 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 Whon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whon. See our Newspapers Page for Whon. Adding Whon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Whon 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 Whon was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Whon in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Whon post office opened in 1903. For more details, see References and Mentions for Whon. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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