Whitingham

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Whitingham

Total population

178

Elevation584 m

Land area39.3 km²

Weather57°F · Rain Showers Likely

Coordinates42.79°, -72.88°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Whitingham is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Nathan Whiting, a landholder. The population was 1,344 at the 2020 census. Whitingham is the birthplace of Brigham Young, the second president of LDS Church and founder of Salt Lake City, Utah. Its village center, a census-designated place, is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Whitingham Village Historic District.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Whitingham, VT from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Brigham Young

American religious leader, second president of the LDS Church, and governor of Utah Territory (1801–1877)

James Manning Tyler

American politician (1835-1926)

Herbert J. Davenport

American economist (1861–1931)

H. W. Wilson

American publisher (1868-1954)

Harrie B. Chase

United States federal judge (1889–1969)

Horace B. Smith

American politician (1826–1888)

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Isaac Goodnow

American politician (1814-1894)

James William Locke

United States federal judge (1837–1922)

Welcome Chapman

American Mormon leader (1805-1893)

James Martin Peebles

American physician

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Samuel E. Eddy

Medal of Honor recipient (1822-1909)

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Caroline Claire

American slopestyle skier

Paul A. Chase

American judge

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Moses Ballou

Universalist minister; born 1811; died 1879

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Frederick W. Childs

(1849-1946)

Henry Winn

politician in Massachusetts, US (1837-1916)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Whitingham

Green Leaves from Whitingham, Vermont

Clark 1825-1894 Jillson · 2021

Green leaves from Whitingham, Vermont

Clark Jillson · 1894

Some facts about the early history of Whitingham, Vermont

A. Augustine Butterfield · 1916

Green Leaves from Whitingham, Vermont: A History of the Town

Clark Jillson · 1894

Green leaves from Whitingham. Vermont a history of the town. By

On revivals and protracted meetings

Hosea Faxon Ballou · 1837

The History of Whitingham, Windham Co., Vt

Abby Maria Hemenway · 1886

Minutes of the Leyden Baptist Association, holden at Whitingham, Vt., October ... 1818

Leyden Association (Vt.) · 1818

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