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Welcome to Whispering Pines ...

Whispering Pines is located in Oktibbeha County<1>.

Whispering Pines is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Whispering Pines: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Whispering Pines ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Whispering Pines - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), California (2), Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois, Maryland (2), North Carolina (4), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Whispering Pines ...

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

  • West Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ackerman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Maben
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Mathiston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Artesia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Sturgis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Adaton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
  • Clayton Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
  • Bradley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whispering Pines ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Oktibbeha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whispering Pines - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Whispering Pines area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Whispering Pines 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.