Whiteway, Texas

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Whiteway, Texas
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Coordinates: 31°38′34″N97°58′18″W / 31.64278°N 97.97167°W / 31.64278; -97.97167 Coordinates: 31°38′34″N97°58′18″W / 31.64278°N 97.97167°W / 31.64278; -97.97167
Country United States
State Texas
County Hamilton
Elevation
1,014 ft (309 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 254
GNIS feature ID1379270 [1]

Whiteway is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 10 in 2000.

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History

Whiteway was established to serve the needs of people driving from Jonesboro to Hamilton. There was a church, a cemetery, and several scattered houses in 1936. It had a population of 14 at one point, but it went down to only four in 1966. It was named for local settler Steve White and was originally known as Whitesboro. His sons owned and operated a gas station, a garage, a body shop, and a grocery store here. The community was listed on maps in the late 1980s and had a population of only 10 in 2000. [2]

Geography

Whiteway is located in southeastern Hamilton County. [2]

Education

Whiteway had a school in 1936. [2] Today, the community is served by the Jonesboro Independent School District.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whiteway, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 Standifer, W.W. "Whiteway, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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