Welcome to Whipple ...

Whipple is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Whipple is located in Van Buren County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whipple, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Whipple is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Whipple lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Whipple: (501)

Communities Also Named Whipple ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Whipple - they are located in Arizona, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Rhode Island and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Whipple ...

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

• Greenbrier
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
  • Greenbrier is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbrier <4>
• Clinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Fairfield Bay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Bay
  • Fairfield Bay is located in Van Buren County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Bay <4>
• Wooster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <4>
• Greers Ferry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Ferry
  • Greers Ferry is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greers Ferry <4>
• Guy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
  • Guy is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
• Quitman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <4>
• Damascus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Damascus is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
• Twin Groves
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
  • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
• Menifee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menifee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menifee
  • Menifee is located in Conway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menifee <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 Whipple. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whipple.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whipple ...

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

Adding Whipple to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whipple post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whipple.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/