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Welcome to Whitham ...

Whitham is located in Chariton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Whitham is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Whitham: 660

Communities near Whitham ...

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

  • Brookfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Marceline
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunswick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Keytesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Meadville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Hale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hale is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Laclede
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bosworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bosworth is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Wheeling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Miami
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitham ...

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

Adding Whitham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitham 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 Whitham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Whitham post office opened in 1908. The Whitham post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Chariton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/