Philetus Sawyer was a United States senator from Wisconsin for twelve years (1881–1893). He also represented Wisconsin for ten years in the United States House of Representatives (1865–1875), and he was the 9th mayor of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is named for him.

Whiting is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for John Whiting, a landholder. The population was 405 at the 2020 census.