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Welcome to Whitford ...

Whitford is located in Winn Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Whitford is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Whitford: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Whitford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Whitford - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Whitford ...

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

  • Winnfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Goldonna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Calvin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Couley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Couley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
  • Joyce
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethlehem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Black Creek ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitford ...

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

Adding Whitford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Whitford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Whitford post office opened in 1905. The Whitford post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Winn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Whitford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Whitford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/