Whiting, MO

Whiting is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mississippi County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The 2020 census counted 155 residents. A post office called Whiting was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1909. The community has the name of Justin R. The through line in Whiting is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Whiting makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Whiting is in southwestern Mississippi County and is bordered to the southwest by East Prairie. Missouri Route 105 is the main road through the community, leading southwest into East Prairie and north 9 miles to Charleston, the county seat.