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Welcome to Whitmore ...

Whitmore is located in Saint Francis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitmore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Whitmore is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Whitmore: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Whitmore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Whitmore - they are located in California, Hawaii and Ohio (2).

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

Communities near Whitmore ...

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

  • Forrest City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wynne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Earle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Earle is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <4>
  • Hughes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
  • Parkin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Madison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
  • Caldwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Crawfordsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Edmondson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Colt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <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 Whitmore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitmore.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitmore ...

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

Adding Whitmore to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whitmore post office opened in 1899. The Whitmore post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitmore.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Saint Francis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitmore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Whitmore area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Whitmore area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/