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History · Whitfield

Half of Whitfield’s homes were built after 1984

Most of Whitfield was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: maps from 1943 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Whitfield’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Whitfield are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Whitfield’s history is told.

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The story so far

Whitfield, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Whitfield yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Whitfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Its population was 312 at the 2020 census, up from 295 in the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Florida State Road 87 passes through the community.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 295 to 312 (+6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Whitfield on the map, 1943 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Whitfield. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Whitfield on the 1943 USGS mapWhitfield on the 1978 USGS mapWhitfield on the 1994 USGS map1943Jay sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Whitfield.

Famous people

Famous people close to Whitfield

Nobody well known was born in Whitfield itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Kevin Stitt28th governor of Oklahoma · b. 1972
Bubba WatsonAmerican professional golfer · b. 1978
Daniel EwingAmerican basketball player · b. 1983
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Mark EverettAmerican track and field athlete, middle-distan… · b. 1968
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Randy AllenAmerican basketball player · b. 1965
Boo WeekleyProfessional golfer · b. 1973
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

BerrydaleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Whitfield’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.