Official Name: | Whon, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Whon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Coleman |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1,394 |
Coordinates: | 31.4903°N -99.3061°W |
Area Code: | 325 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1380777 |
Whon is an unincorporated community in Coleman County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 15 in 2000.
On May 2, 2007, an F1 tornado struck Whon. The tornado exited nearby Rockwood and continued damaging barns and trees for a couple of miles.[1]
Jackson Lindsay was the first schoolteacher in Whon. The first school and teacherage in the community were built in the 1920s. Today, the community is served by the Santa Anna Independent School District.