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Welcome to Whitingham ...

Whitingham is located in Windham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitingham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Whitingham is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Whitingham: 802

Communities Also Named Whitingham ...

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

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

Communities near Whitingham ...

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

  • Greenfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • North Adams
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brattleboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
    • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
  • Adams
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hinsdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
    • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <4>
  • Chesterfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
  • Pownal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
    • Pownal is located in Bennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
  • Northfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • Putney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
    • Putney is located in Windham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Vernon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Windham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitingham ...

Looking for more information about Whitingham? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Whitingham, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Whitingham.

Adding Whitingham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitingham 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 Whitingham was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Whitingham in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitingham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Windham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.