Whittenburg, Texas

Whittenburg is a ghost town in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States. It was founded by area rancher James A. Whittenburg when oil was discovered in the area in 1926. In 1936, Whittenburg merged with Pantex to form Phillips, since a ghost town.

Another ghost town in the area is Plemons, where the newspaper publisher and Republican politician Roy Whittenburg was born in 1913.

External links

TexasScapes entry for Whittenburg

Municipalities and communities of Hutchinson County, Texas, United States

County seat: Stinnett

Cities	Borger Fritch‡ Stinnett

Town	Sanford

CDP	Lake Meredith Estates

Unincorporated community	Pringle

Ghost towns	Adobe Walls Phillips Plemons Whittenburg

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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