Welcome to Whitharral ...

Whitharral is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Whitharral is located in Hockley County<1>.

The location of Whitharral has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitharral, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

Whitharral is 3,480 feet [1,061 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Whitharral is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Whitharral lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Whitharral (for example, toward Causey (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The telephone area code for Whitharral: (806)

The ZIP code for Whitharral: 79380<4>

Communities near Whitharral ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whitharral.

• Levelland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levelland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levelland
  • Levelland is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levelland <5>
• Littlefield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
  • Littlefield is located in Lamb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlefield <5>
• Shallowater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallowater
  • Shallowater is located in Lubbock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shallowater <5>
• Anton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton
  • Anton is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anton <5>
• Amherst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Lamb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <5>
• Smyer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyer
  • Smyer is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyer <5>
• Whiteface
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteface have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
  • Whiteface is located in Cochran County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteface <5>
• Opdyke West
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opdyke West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke West
  • Opdyke West is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
• Roundup
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
  • Roundup is located in Hockley County
• Pep
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pep have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pep
  • Pep is located in Hockley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pep <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Whitharral. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitharral.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whitharral. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitharral.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitharral. See our Newspapers Page for Whitharral.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitharral ...

Looking for more information about Whitharral? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Whitharral, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Whitharral.

Adding Whitharral to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitharral in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Whitharral was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Whitharral post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitharral.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitharral. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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