Origin of saltern. Old English sealtÃ¦rn from sealt, salt + Ã¦rn, house: see ransack
Whiting, Vermont. Whiting is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for John Whiting, a landholder. The population was 419 at the 2010 census. Contents.
Eventually, the town of Whitsett came to be situated on agricultural land that was once part of the late 1700's Foust plantation in eastern Guilford County (Guilford County Deeds, Book 99, page 305 and Historical Documentation Map 1980).