Welcome to Whetstone ...
Whetstone is located in Cochise County<1>.
Whetstone is 4,060 feet [1,237 m] above sea level.<2> 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
Area Code for Whetstone: 520
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)
- 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)
- Harrington Place ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrington Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Contention City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- 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)
- 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)
- Huachuca City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Charleston ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- 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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Cochise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whetstone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |