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Whitney, Idaho
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 Whitney, Idaho
Location in Idaho
Whitney, Idaho
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Idaho |
| Counties | Franklin |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
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83263 (Preston)
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| GNIS feature ID | 0397309 |
Whitney is a small community in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. It is not an official city, but an unincorporated community. Whitney is part of the larger Logan Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes parts of both Utah and Idaho.
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Discover Whitney, Idaho
Whitney is located very close to the border with Utah. You can find it along U.S. 91, a main road. It sits between the towns of Preston and Franklin. Even though it's a separate community, Whitney uses the same postal code as Preston, which is 83263.
How Whitney Got Its Name
The community of Whitney was named after a person named Orson F. Whitney. He was an important leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the time Whitney was founded, Orson F. Whitney was a bishop in a church area in Salt Lake City.
Life in Whitney
Most people living in Whitney are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The community has a strong connection to its agricultural roots. For many years in the early 1900s, Sugar beets were a very important crop grown here.
Famous People from Whitney
Whitney is known as the birthplace of Ezra Taft Benson. He became a Church President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is buried in the Whitney cemetery.
Another notable person from Whitney is Brandon D Woolf. He grew up in this community. In 2012, he became the Idaho State Controller. This is an important job in the state government.
