Welcome to Whetham ...

Whetham is located in Clinton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whetham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Whetham is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Whetham: (570)

Websites for Whetham ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clintoncountyinfo.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Whetham, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Whetham ...

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

• Lock Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Haven
  • Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <4>
• Mill Hall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
  • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <4>
• Avis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
  • Avis is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avis <4>
• Flemington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Flemington is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
• Renovo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renovo
  • Renovo is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renovo <4>
• Howard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
• Beech Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
  • Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <4>
• South Renovo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Renovo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
  • South Renovo is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
• Salladasburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
  • Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
• Farrandsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farrandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
  • Farrandsville is located in Clinton 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 Whetham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whetham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whetham ...

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

Adding Whetham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whetham post office opened in 1867.

We also found Whetham in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whetham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/