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Welcome to Whipholt ...

Whipholt is located in Cass County<1>.

The pronunciation of Whipholt: WHIP-holt<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whipholt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

Whipholt is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Whipholt: 218

Communities near Whipholt ...

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

  • Walker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Akeley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hackensack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Backus
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Longville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Federal Dam
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Boy River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Boy River is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • North Central Cass
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • North Central Cass is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Central Cass
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Ah-gwah-ching
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ah-gwah-ching is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ah-gwah-ching
  • Wabedo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whipholt ...

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

Adding Whipholt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whipholt 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 Whipholt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Whipholt post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whipholt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Cass, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Whipholt. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whipholt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/