RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Minnesota >> Winona County >> WhitmanIndex...

Welcome to Whitman ...

Whitman is located in Winona County<1>.

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

Whitman is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Whitman: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named Whitman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Whitman - they are located in Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Whitman ...

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

  • Winona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodview is located in Winona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
  • Saint Charles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Arcadia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Wabasha
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewiston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
  • Buffalo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Fountain City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fountain City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitman ...

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

Adding Whitman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Winona, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitman - 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 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Whitman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Whitman 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.