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Welcome to Whitt ...

Whitt is located

Whitt is located in Parker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Whitt is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Whitt: 940

The ZIP code for Whitt: 76490<3>

Communities Also Named Whitt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Whitt - it's located in Kentucky.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whitt.

Communities near Whitt ...

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

  • Weatherford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mineral Wells
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jacksboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Springtown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Runaway Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Graford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Millsap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cool
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cool is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Salesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
  • Gibtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibtown is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitt ...

Looking for more information about Whitt? 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 Whitt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Whitt.

Adding Whitt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whitt post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Parker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Whitt). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Whitt or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/