Welcome to Whelan ...

Whelan is located in Whitman County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whelan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Whelan is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Whelan is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Whelan lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Whelan is located in the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Whelan ...

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

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

Communities near Whelan ...

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

• Pullman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
  • Pullman is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pullman <4>
• Moscow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <4>
• Colfax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Palouse
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palouse
  • Palouse is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palouse <4>
• Genesee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
  • Genesee is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <4>
• Troy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Potlatch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch
  • Potlatch is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potlatch <4>
• Garfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <4>
• Albion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Colton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Colton is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <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 Whelan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whelan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whelan ...

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

Adding Whelan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whelan post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whelan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/