Welcome to Whistler ...Whistler is located in Mobile County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Whistler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855. When the people of Whistler refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Whistlerite<2> Whistler is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Whistler lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Whistler: 251 Communities Also Named Whistler ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Whistler - they are located in British Columbia, Mississippi and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whistler. Communities near Whistler ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whistler.
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 Whistler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whistler. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whistler. 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 Whistler. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whistler. See our Newspapers Page for Whistler. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whistler ...Looking for more information about Whistler? 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 Whistler, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whistler. Adding Whistler to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Whistler 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 (so far) for Whistler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Whistler. Footnotes ...
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