Welcome to Whetstone ...

Whetstone is located in Cochise County<1>.

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

Whetstone is 4,060 feet [1,237 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Whetstone is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Whetstone lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Whetstone lies within the (520) area code.

Communities Also Named Whetstone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Whetstone - they are located in Kentucky (2), Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Whetstone ...

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

• Pomerene
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomerene
  • Pomerene is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomerene <4>
• Mescal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mescal
  • Mescal is located in Cochise County
• Saint David
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
  • Saint David is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint David <4>
• Harrington Place ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrington Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Place
  • Harrington Place is located in Pima County
• Contention City ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Contention City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contention City
  • Contention City is located in Cochise County
  • Contention City has also been known as:
  • Contention
• Dragoon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragoon
  • Dragoon is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dragoon <4>
• Fairbank ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
  • Fairbank is located in Cochise County
• Vail
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
  • Vail is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <4>
• Huachuca City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huachuca City
  • Huachuca City is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huachuca City <4>
• Charleston ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Cochise 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 Whetstone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whetstone.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whetstone ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/