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Welcome to West Whiteland ...

West Whiteland is located in Johnson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Whiteland: W. Whiteland

West Whiteland is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Whiteland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named West Whiteland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Whiteland - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near West Whiteland ...

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

  • Indianapolis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Plainfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shelbyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
    • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
  • Beech Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Speedway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mooresville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bargersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Whiteland ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Whiteland - 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>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.