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Welcome to Whitten ...

Whitten is located in Gentry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitten, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Whitten is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Whitten: 660

Communities Also Named Whitten ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Whitten - they are located in Iowa and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Whitten ...

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

  • Bethany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Albany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanberry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • King City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pattonsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Hampton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hampton is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Coffey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Coffey is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jameson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Darlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Darlington is located in Gentry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Weatherby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 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 Whitten. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitten.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitten ...

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

Adding Whitten to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whitten post office opened in 1885. The Whitten post office closed in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitten.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Gentry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitten - 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/