Whitmer is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. It is south-southwest of Harman and is situated on the Dry Fork Cheat River. Whitmer had a post office, which closed on May 21, 2011. As of the 2020 census, its population was 94 (down from 106 at the 2010 census).
Whitmer was incorporated in 1903.
Notable persons Gae Bennett, agricultural economist, was born in Whitmer."Entry for Bruce Adamson and Opal Adamson", United States Census, 1920; Allegany, Maryland, United States; roll T625, page 14A, line 20, enumeration district 27, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved on 2023-10-06. Dewey L. Fleming, journalist and Pulitzer Prize recipient, was born in Whitmer.'Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of Pulitzer Prize Winners 1917-2000,' volume 16, Heinz-D. Fischer and Erika J. Fischer, K.G. Saur, Munich, Germany: 2002, Biographical Sketch of Dewey Lee Fleming, pg. 71
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