Whitton, Texas

Whitton is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Van Zandt County.

Whitton, Texas
Unincorporated Community
Coordinates: 32°28′57″N 95°59′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesVan Zandt
Elevation
449 ft (137 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75103
Area code903
FIPS code78712
GNIS feature ID1379271[1]

History

Whitton is located approximately eight miles southwest of Canton in Van Zandt County along Farm-to-Market Road 1651. The community was named for Elijah Whitton, an early settler from Alabama who built a log house that was still standing in the community in the 1990s. The community was sometimes listed as "Whiton," or "Whitten."

Whitton deeded land for a school in 1886. The Whitton, or Greenwood School, as it was later known, was consolidated with Canton Independent School District in 1949.[2]

In 1978 the former school building was converted into a community center.[2]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Whitton, Tx". June 15, 2010. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2013.


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