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Welcome to Whitefield ...

So far, we found very little information about Whitefield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Whitefield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Whitefield, please Contact Us.

Whitefield would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Whitefield is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Whitefield was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Whitefield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Whitefield - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Whitefield ...

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

  • Ottumwa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maharishi Vedic City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
    • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Eldon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Keosauqua
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hedrick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
    • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Brighton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Agency
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
    • Agency is located in Wapello County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <4>
  • Richland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Batavia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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 Whitefield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitefield.

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

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

Adding Whitefield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitefield in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

We originally found mention of Whitefield in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitefield.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Whitefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitefield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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