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History
in a Pecan ShellNamed
after one of the early settlers, Whitfield began in the early 1890s.
At
one time Whitfield had both Methodist and Baptist churches and a two-room school
named Price which consolidated with the school at Kress
in 1948. The post office closed in 1919 and the only population figure available
was in 1947 when 15 people were living there. The Baptist church moved to Claytonville
in the early 60s and only the Methodist church and a community center remained
by the 1980s. |
1907
Postal map showing Whitfield (SE corner of Swisher County, near Briscoe County
line)
Courtesy Texas General Land Office | |
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