White City

White City, in northeastern Gaines County on Cedar Lake, is a ghost town which originated in 1939 after voters approved the sale of beer. Soon the town had a lumberyard, a grocery, a barbershop, four or five bars, two dance halls, an outdoor dance pavilion, and a two-story hotel and cafe. The post office was built in 1940 or 1941. Oilfields nearby helped White City prosper for a few years, although the population numbered only ten in 1943 and twenty in 1948. Voters later rejected the local sale of beer, and by the late 1950s the businesses and the post office closed down, and the residents moved away.

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William R. Hunt | © TSHA

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Belongs to

White City is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

White City is classified as a Town

Location

Latitude: 32.84731720
Longitude: -102.25628640

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No