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Welcome to Whelan ...

Whelan is located in Whitman County<1>.

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.<2> 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

Area Code for Whelan: 509

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)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Colfax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Palouse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Genesee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • Potlatch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Garfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Albion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Colton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whitman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whelan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/