Whitt, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Weatherford Northwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76088. It lies near Red Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Whitt quadrangle. It stands 1,129 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Palo Pinto quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1918 USGS Palo Pinto quadrangle1:125000
- 1927 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Whitt quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Mineral Wells quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
78 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Whitt between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1,306 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 281 SOUTH |
| 6 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HAYES |
| 4 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRIMES ROAD |
| 31 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitt in 23 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 11 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Whitt | 2 hurt | The tornado developed on the southwest side of Whitt near Bounty Rd where an untethered large RV trailer was rolled upside down. There were 2 injuries reported with the damage in this area. Tree damage spans from Whitt Cut Off Road to Middleton Road and includes snapped trunks and large broken branches. As the tornado moved northeast towards the Wise County line, it caused damage to the roof of a metal building near Leech Road and rolled another untethered large RV trailer on its side along Lone Star Rd. The tornado appears to have lifted before reaching Advance Rd. Maximum estimated winds were 100 mph. |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitt | $10,000 | A roof was damaged and large limbs were blown down. |
| March 2016 | Flood | Whitt | $8,000 | A social media report indicated a high water rescue on the 1300 block of Indian Camp Rd in the Whitt area. |
| January 2012 | Flood | Whitt | $5,000 | Nearly 18 hours of continuous rain resulted in widespread nuisance and low-lying flooding across the county. The county received an average of 3-5 of rain during this event. Several creeks and streams overflowed their banks, flooding the surrounding lands and roads. The local newspaper reported that water did enter a home on the 200 block of Comanche Trail near Western Lake. Water from the overflowing lake flowed into the home and caused minor water damage in one room. In addition, many low-water spots and crossings had to barricaded across the county; including Smith Road and Cottondale Road, and near the rising Brazos River. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitt | $5,000 | Numerous large trees are reported down along HWY 199 from near Joplin to near Springtown. Several houses had roof damage due to tree limbs falling on them. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Whitt | $2,000 | The low water crossing near Whitt was flooded. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Whitt | - | Parker County EOC reported impassable roads 2 to 3 miles east of Whitt, and between Hwy 281 and Lamkin Rd. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Whitt | - | News media reported that flooding of mainly rural and side roads was common across the county. None of the main roads had been closed. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitt | - | Trained spotters reported a 60 mph wind gust in Whitt. This wind gust appears to have occurred as the outflow from the storm began to surge out ahead of the storm. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Whitt | - | Nickel sized hail covered the ground. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitt | - | A 65 MPH wind gust was observed in Whitt and relayed by the Parker County Sherriff's office. |
| February 2001 | Flash Flood | Whitt | - | Farm Market 52 near Whitt was closed due to high water. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Whitt | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Whitt | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Whitt | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Whitt | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Whitt | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Whitt | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Whitt | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitt | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Whitt | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Whitt | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Whitt | - | 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.
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 Whitt | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7996816 | 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 1350029. 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.







