Whitarall, Texas
Whitharral
Located in Hockley, Texas on U.S. Highway 385 some ten miles north of Levelland,Whitharral had its origin after Littlefield ranchlands were sold as farms in 1924. The town was named for early settler Dr. Whitfield Harral. The Rodgers family donated land for a cemetery and a school which opened in 1925 with Lula Langford as the first teacher, within a year a gin, a garage, and three churches were established. Early families included those of Fred Newsom, Lee Crownover, Joe Woodruff, Bruce Wren, and Ed Langford. Carradine Edgar was the first postmistress when the post office opened in 1926. A high school was built two years later. A literary society was organized in 1928 and raised money for a library and baseball equipment.
Hockley County is prone to at least twice, the community of Whitharral was struck by tornadoes, first on Easter Sunday, 1957, with some residential property damage, and again in 1970, when the school was heavily damaged.
In 1946 the community had a population of 300 and fifteen businesses. By 1980 population had dwindled to 111 people, a store, a post office, a school, two gins, and churches.
1952 Whitharrall City Directory
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