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History · Whitharral

Whitharral’s post office opened in 1926, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Whitharral began

When was Whitharral founded?

1926

The Whitharral post office opened in 1926, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 119100 years
Founding year: the first Whitharral post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Whitharral’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Whitharral are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Whitharral’s homes were built before 1959.
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How Whitharral came to be

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Whitharral was founded in 1924 after the sale of the Littlefield ranchlands. The town was named for John Whitfield Harral, a trustee of the Yellow House Land Company, which sold the Littlefield ranchlands to farmers.

A school was founded in 1925, and a post office the following year. Cotton gins, three churches, a garage, and a general store followed soon after.

Tornadoes have hit the town twice. The first occurred on Easter Sunday of 1957, causing some residential damage. Late in the evening on April 17, 1970, a violent tornado caused heavy damage to parts of the city and flattened the school's gym just minutes after fans and players had left the facility.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Whitharral

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

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Buddy HollyAmerican rock and roll singer · b. 1936
Chace CrawfordAmerican actor · b. 1985
Waylon JenningsAmerican country musician · b. 1937
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Conrad VernonAmerican film and television director, storyboa… · b. 1968
Trae YoungAmerican basketball player · b. 1998
Natalie MainesAmerican singer; lead vocalist for Dixie Chicks · b. 1974

Questions about Whitharral’s history

What year was Whitharral founded?

The Whitharral post office opened in 1926, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (3), 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.