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History · Whispering Pines

Half of Whispering Pines’ homes were built after 1975

Most of Whispering Pines was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: maps from 1934 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Whispering Pines’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Whispering Pines are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Whispering Pines, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Whispering Pines yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Whispering Pines is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. It is one of two locations in Arizona with this name, the other being a populated place in Greenlee County. The population was 148 at the 2010 United States census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 148 to 124 (-16%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Whispering Pines on the map, 1934 to 2004

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Whispering Pines. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Whispering Pines on the 1934 USGS mapWhispering Pines on the 1940 USGS mapWhispering Pines on the 1952 USGS mapWhispering Pines on the 1973 USGS mapWhispering Pines on the 2004 USGS map1934Pine sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Whispering Pines.

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History across the town line

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Washington ParkIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.