Welcome to Whig Hill ...
Whig Hill is located in Forest County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Whig Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
Whig Hill is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Whig Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Whig Hill: 814 & 582<3>
Communities Also Named Whig Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Whig Hill - it's located in New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whig Hill.
Communities near Whig Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whig Hill.
- Pleasantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
- Tidioute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
- Tidioute is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <4>
- Clarendon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Clarendon is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <4>
- Tionesta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
- Tionesta is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <4>
- Balltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Trunkeyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trunkeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trunkeyville
- Trunkeyville is located in Forest County
- Fagundus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Hermit Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermit Spring
- Hermit Spring is located in Warren County
- Gilfoyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Marienville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Marienville is located in Forest 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 Whig Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whig Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whig Hill. 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 Whig Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whig Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Whig Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whig Hill ...
Looking for more information about Whig Hill? 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 Whig Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whig Hill.
Adding Whig Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Whig Hill 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 Whig Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Whig Hill post office opened in 1879.
We also found Whig Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Whig Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whig Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whig Hill - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Whig Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Whig Hill 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |