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History · Whitefield

Whitefield’s post office opened in 1888

Most of Whitefield was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1999.

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How Whitefield began, and where its name came from

When was Whitefield founded?

1888

The Whitefield post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 371138 years

How did Whitefield get its name?

Whitefield was named for Methodist bishop George Whitefield (1714 - 1770).

Founding year: the first Whitefield post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Whitefield’s past

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How Whitefield came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Whitefield.

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At the time of its founding, the community that became Whitefield was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation, in the Indian Territory.

Whitefield's history can be traced to the American Civil War, when the Confederate Army established Camp Pike for two thousand Confederate soldiers in 1861. The camp was named for Confederate Brigadier General Albert Pike, who had persuaded the Five Civilized Tribes to ally with the Confederacy.

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Whitefield, decade by decade

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Famous people close to Whitefield

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

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Sim InessAthletics competitor · b. 1930
John Hope FranklinAfrican-American historian · b. 1915
Donna NelsonAmerican chemist · b. 1954
J. C. WattsAmerican politician · b. 1957
Alexander PoseyMuscogee Creek poet, journalist, humorist, and … · b. 1873
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Tim MeansMixed martial artist · b. 1984

Questions about Whitefield’s history

What year was Whitefield founded?

The Whitefield post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (1), Wikipedia, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.