Welcome to Whitebead (aka 'White Bead') ...

Whitebead is located in Garvin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitebead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Whitebead is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The community of Whitebead has also been called White Bead.

Communities near Whitebead ...

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

• Purcell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
  • Purcell is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcell <3>
• Pauls Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Valley
  • Pauls Valley is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pauls Valley <3>
• Lindsay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <3>
• Wynnewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Wynnewood is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynnewood <3>
• Lexington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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  • Lexington is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
• Stratford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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  • Stratford is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <3>
• Maysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <3>
• Elmore City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore City
  • Elmore City is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore City <3>
• Wayne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <3>
• Paoli
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
  • Paoli is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <3>

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 Whitebead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitebead.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whitebead. 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 Whitebead.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitebead ...

Looking for more information about Whitebead? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Whitebead, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whitebead.

Adding Whitebead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitebead 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 Whitebead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Whitebead post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitebead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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