Whiteash, Illinois

About Whiteash

Whiteash is a small unincorporated community in southern Illinois.

Officially, Whiteash is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.87 square miles.

📰 Whiteash News Today

• Seven arrested after drug warrant served in Whiteash Southern Illinoisan · Jan 30
• Will Whiteash be the first Illinois village to dissolve? KFVS12 · Oct 13
• Whiteash, Illinois Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 17
• Three people in custody after deputies execute search warrant on suspected drug house KFVS12 · Jun 12
• Whiteash: Dissolving a village no easy task Southern Illinoisan · Aug 13

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What Makes Whiteash Unique

• The only place in America named Whiteash — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

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