Welcome to Whitelaw ...

Whitelaw is located in Greeley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitelaw, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Whitelaw is 3,540 feet [1,079 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Whitelaw is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Whitelaw lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Whitelaw (for example, toward Horace), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Whitelaw lies within the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Whitelaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Whitelaw - they are located in Alberta, New York and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Whitelaw ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Whitelaw.

• Leoti
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leoti have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoti
  • Leoti is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leoti <4>
• Tribune
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
  • Tribune is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribune <4>
• Horace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
  • Horace is located in Greeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
• Selkirk ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
  • Selkirk is located in Wichita County
  • Selkirk has also been known as:
  • Selkirk Station
• Kanco ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanco
  • Kanco is located in Greeley County
• Marienthal
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marienthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienthal
  • Marienthal is located in Wichita County
• Sharon Springs
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
  • Sharon Springs is located in Wallace County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Former name for Sharon Springs:
  • Eagle Trail
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitelaw ...

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

Adding Whitelaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitelaw 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 Whitelaw was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Whitelaw on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitelaw.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/