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Welcome to Whitelaw ...

Whitelaw is located in Greeley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitelaw, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Whitelaw is 3,540 feet [1,079 m] above sea level.<2> 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: While Whitelaw is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Whitelaw: 620

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 8 communities that are near Whitelaw.

  • Leoti
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Leoti is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leoti <3>
  • Tribune
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Horace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Horace is located in Greeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Selkirk ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Selkirk is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Selkirk has also been known as:
    • Selkirk Station
  • Kanco ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Kanco is located in Greeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanco
  • Coronado
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Coronado is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado
  • Marienthal
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Marienthal is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienthal
  • Sharon Springs
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Sharon Springs is located in Wallace County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Former name for Sharon Springs:
    • Eagle Trail
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon Springs <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 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 (so far) for Whitelaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Whitelaw post office opened in 1888. The Whitelaw post office closed in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitelaw.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Greeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitelaw - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/