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Welcome to Wetherhill ...

So far, we found very little information about Wetherhill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wetherhill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wetherhill, please Contact Us.


Wetherhill was located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Wetherhill would have been located within present day Howell County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wetherhill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1904.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wetherhill is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Wetherhill was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Wetherhill was located: 417

Communities near Wetherhill ...

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

  • West Plains
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gainesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Viola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Viola is located in Fulton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <4>
  • Bakersfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Ott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ott is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
  • Ott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ott is located in Fulton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
  • Moody
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Moody is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Pottersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pottersville is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
  • South Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • South Fork is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
  • Udall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Udall is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall

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

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

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

Adding Wetherhill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wetherhill 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 Wetherhill was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wetherhill.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wetherhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Howell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wetherhill - 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.