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History
in a Pecan Shell
The town was named after (George Whittenburg), son of a prominant
rancher James Whittenburg.
A grade school operated for several years
and during the boomtimes of the Panhandle Oilfield, a post office was established
(1927) in a store. It closed during WWII.
Thereafter, mail was redirected through Stinnett.
Gewhitt had a population
of sixty during the 1940s, but it declined to an estimate - then to an unknown.
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1940s
Hutchinson County map showing Gewhitt (S of Stinnett)
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office | |
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