Welcome to Whitefield ...

Whitefield is primarily located in Bureau County<1>. A portion of Whitefield extends into Marshall County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitefield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Whitefield is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Whitefield lies 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, Iowa, 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.

• Princeton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
• Chillicothe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <3>
• Henry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <3>
• Lacon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
  • Lacon is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <3>
• De Pue
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Pue have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
  • De Pue is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
• Princeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeville <3>
• Granville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <3>
• Wyoming
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <3>
• Toulon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toulon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
  • Toulon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toulon <3>
• Washburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
  • Washburn is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <3>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitefield ...

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

Adding Whitefield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Whitefield post office opened in 1890.

We also found Whitefield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitefield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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