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Welcome to Whiteflat ...

Whiteflat is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Whiteflat is located in Motley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whiteflat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Whiteflat is 2,410 feet [735 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Whiteflat is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Whiteflat: 806

Communities near Whiteflat ...

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

  • Matador
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Turkey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Roaring Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Flomot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dougherty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray Mule ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gray Mule is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Mule
  • Russellville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Russellville is located in Motley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Cedar Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Quitaque
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Afton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whiteflat ...

Looking for more information about Whiteflat? 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 Whiteflat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whiteflat.

Adding Whiteflat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whiteflat 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 (so far) for Whiteflat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Whiteflat post office opened in 1893. The Whiteflat post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whiteflat.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Motley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whiteflat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/