Whitt, Texas

Whitt is an unincorporated community in northwestern Parker County, Texas, United States.

[2] The first settlers arrived in the mid-1870s, and it became a popular retail and social center for farmers due to its location on the stage line between Weatherford and Jacksboro.

[2] The Methodist Conference of Churches selected Whitt as its site for its district high school, Parker Institute.

[2] Whitt's population dwindled in the early 1900s due new railroads that bypassed many small towns in Parker County coupled with effects of the Great Depression.

The Seminary offered elementary through high school education with a robust music department, serving close to 200 students from local and surrounding communities.

Parker County map