Welcome to Whalan ...The city of Whalan is located in Fillmore County<1>. The pronunciation of Whalan: WAY-luhn<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Whalan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Whalan has a population of 66 people<3> (see below for details). Whalan is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Whalan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Whalan: 507 & 924<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Whalan had an population of 66 people. This is an increase of 4.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.12% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Whalan had a population of 63 people. This makes Whalan the county's 14th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 63 people, the population of Whalan decreased 1.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 64 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Whalan. Communities near Whalan ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whalan.
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 Whalan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whalan. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whalan. 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 Whalan. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whalan. See our Newspapers Page for Whalan. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whalan ...Looking for more information about Whalan? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Whalan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Whalan. Adding Whalan to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Whalan 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 Whalan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Whalan. Footnotes ...
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