Whiteface, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Whiteface census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79379. The Survey maps it on the Whiteface quadrangle. 375 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,681 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWhiteface fell from 449 to 375 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 449 | |
| 2020 | 375 | -74 (-16%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Whiteface quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Levelland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Whiteface between 2005 and 2019, burning about 5,128 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 2 March 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 19027 |
| 2 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 640 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 1 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 February 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EAST OF COCHRAN CO. |
| 27 December 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
50 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whiteface in 50 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 28 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 2 tornado, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002 | Hail | Whiteface | $50,000 | Storm spotters affiliated with the Morton FD reported golfball size hail. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Whiteface | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles and damaged a roof. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Whiteface | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Whiteface | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Whiteface | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | $10,000 | Strong wind damaged an irrigation system. |
| June 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Whiteface | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Whiteface | - | Several storm chasers reported hail south of Whiteface ranging in size from ping pong ball to tennis ball size. No damage was reported at the time. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured a severe wind gust of 60 mph. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured severe wind gusts from 1601 CST through 1611 CST. A peak wind gust of 68 mph was measured at 1602 CST. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured severe wind gusts from 2121 CST through 2127 CST. A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured at 2127 CST. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured severe wind gusts from 2147 CST through 2151 CST. A peak wind gust of 66 mph was measured at 2151 CST. |
| October 2023 | Hail | Whiteface | - | An emergency management official reported hail up to golf ball size in Whiteface. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured severe wind gusts from 1903 CST through 1908 CST. A peak wind gust of 68 mph was measured at 1908 CST. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured severe wind gusts from 1857 CST through 1937 CST. A peak wind gust of 66 mph was measured at 1857 CST. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured severe wind gusts from 1557 CST through 1622 CST. A peak wind gust of 78 mph was measured at 1602 CST. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured a wind gust of 62 mph at 1749 CST. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured severe wind gusts from 2355 CST through 2357 CST on the second. A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured at 2355 CST. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured severe wind gusts of 65 mph from 1325 through 1330 CST. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Whiteface | - | The Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet near Sundown reported 1.57 inches of rain falling within 25 minutes, with 2.45 inches of rain within one hour. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph at 2230 CST. Severe winds were measured from 2225 through 2230 CST. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured a wind gust to 62 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured a wind gust to 59 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured a wind gust to 60 mph. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet in extreme southeast Cochran County. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured a wind gust to 62 mph. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet near Sundown. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site southwest of Sundown reported a wind gust to 61 mph. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Whiteface | - | A trained spotter observed hail up to quarter size covering the ground. No damage was noted. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Whiteface | - | The Cochran County emergency manager estimated 1.5 inch hailstones at FM Roads 1780 and 1585. Damage was unknown. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet located eight miles west-southwest of Sundown recorded downburst winds of 82 mph and 76 mph at 1725 CST and 1730 CST, respectively. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site south of Whiteface recorded a 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust just before 22:00 CST. No damage was reported. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | Severe winds associated with a broad scale thunderstorm outflow and an accompanying blinding dust storm spread northward over Cochran County shortly after 18:00 CST. A peak wind gust of 79 mph was recorded by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site south of Whiteface. Winds gusting as high as 68 mph also were measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet near Morton at 17:25 CST. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | A severe thunderstorm wind gust up to 71 mph was measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Sundown. No damage was reported. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Whiteface | - | The Cochran County Sheriff's Office reported golfball size hail in Whiteface shortly before 20:00 CST. No damage was reported. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | The Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet station 8 miles southwest of Sundown measured a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteface | - | The Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet station 8 SW Sundown measured a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Whiteface | - | The public reported golfball size hail. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Whiteface | - | An off-duty NWS employee reported golfball size hail. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Whiteface | - | Storm spotters reported golfball size hail. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Whiteface | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Whiteface | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Whiteface | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Whiteface | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Whiteface | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Whiteface | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Whiteface | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girlstown USA | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Lehman | 9.9 miles | 7 | |
| Morton | 11.6 miles | 7 | |
| Famuliner | 14.5 miles | 7 | |
| Star Route (historical) | 16.8 miles | 7 | |
| Neely Ward | 18.7 miles | 7 | |
| Bledsoe | 21.6 miles | 5 | |
| Griffith | 24.1 miles | 5 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Whiteface | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q978396 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1371436. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




