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History · Whitfield

Whitfield’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Whitfield. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Whitfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Its population was 312 at the 2020 census, up from 295 in the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Florida State Road 87 passes through the community.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 295 to 312 (+6%). Half of its homes were built before 1984.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Whitfield yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Whitfield’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Whitfield

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Kevin StittKevin StittMilton · 17 miBubba WatsonBubba WatsonBagdad · 20 miDaniel EwingDaniel EwingMilton · 17 miMEMark EverettMilton · 17 miRARandy AllenMilton · 17 miBoo WeekleyBoo WeekleyMilton · 17 mi
By decade

Whitfield, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Whitfield is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Whitfield has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fidelis School in Fidelis, 5 miles away.

Whitfield and the nearest listed places

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Fidelis SchoolAlger-Sullivan Lumber Company Residential Historic DistrictCommercial Hotel-Hart HotelBrewton Historic Commercial DistrictFlorida State Road No. 1Milton Historic District (Additional Documentation)

Closest to Whitfield

Fidelis SchoolFidelis · Building5miAlger-Sullivan Lumber Company Residential Historic DistrictCentury · District13.1miCommercial Hotel-Hart HotelFlomaton · Building14.5miBrewton Historic Commercial DistrictBrewton · District15.9miFlorida State Road No. 1East Milton · Structure17.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Fidelis School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Whitfield?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Whitfield’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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