Welcome to Whitney ...

Whitney is located in Skagit County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitney, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Whitney is near sea level<3>.

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

Whitney is within the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Whitney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Whitney - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Whitney ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Oak Harbor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <4>
• Anacortes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacortes
  • Anacortes is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacortes <4>
• Sedro - Woolley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedro - Woolley
  • Sedro - Woolley is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedro - Woolley <4>
• Burlington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
• Stanwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <4>
• Coupeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupeville
  • Coupeville is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coupeville <4>
• La Conner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Conner
  • La Conner is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Conner <4>
• Lyman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
• Shelter Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
  • Shelter Bay is located in Skagit 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 Whitney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitney ...

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

Adding Whitney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitney 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 Whitney was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Whitney on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Skagit County: www.skagitcounty.net/

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