Welcome to Whisler ...

Whisler is located in Pickaway County<1>.

The location of Whisler has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whisler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Whisler is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Whisler lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Whisler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Whisler - it's located in Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Whisler ...

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

• Lancaster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Chillicothe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <4>
• Circleville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
• Ashville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
  • Ashville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <4>
• South Bloomfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
  • South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
• Williamsport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
• Kingston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Amanda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
  • Amanda is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amanda <4>
• Stoutsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
  • Stoutsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <4>
• Laurelville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
  • Laurelville is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whisler ...

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

Adding Whisler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whisler 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 for Whisler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Whisler post office opened in 1883.

We also found Whisler in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whisler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whisler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/