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History · Whitesboro

Whitesboro dates to 1901

Most of Whitesboro was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987.

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How Whitesboro began

When was Whitesboro founded?

1901

Whitesboro dates its founding to 1901 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1886.

2020 census: 2,300125 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1886.The full story ↓

What stands out about Whitesboro’s past

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How Whitesboro came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Whitesboro.

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Whitesboro was founded about 1901 by the Equitable Industrial Association, which had prominent black American investors including Paul Laurence Dunbar, the educator Booker T. Washington and George Henry White, the leading investor and namesake. He was an attorney who had moved to Philadelphia after serving as the last black Republican congressman representing North Carolina's 2nd congressional district. White and his fellow entrepreneurs wanted to create a self-reliant community for blacks without the discrimination faced by black residents of the southern states. Shares in the planned community were sold to African Americans from North and South Carolina and Virginia.

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Whitesboro, decade by decade

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Rio GrandeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBurleighIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Whitesboro’s history

What year was Whitesboro founded?

In 1901, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Whitesboro’s post office opened in 1886.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia and Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.