Welcome to Whitcomb ...

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

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

Whitcomb would have been located within present day Phillips County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitcomb, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Whitcomb is 4,750 feet [1,448 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Whitcomb is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Whitcomb was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Whitcomb was located: 406

Communities Also Named Whitcomb ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Whitcomb - they are located in Indiana (2), Missouri, Oregon, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Whitcomb ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Whitcomb.

Hays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hays is located in Blaine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <4>
Lodge Pole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Pole have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Pole
- Lodge Pole is located in Blaine County
Pine Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Blaine County

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

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

Adding Whitcomb to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitcomb 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 for Whitcomb was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Whitcomb post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitcomb.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

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 Whitcomb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Phillips, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitcomb - 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.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/