Whyte Yarcowie was surveyed in 1875 and the name Yarcowie is
said to be aboriginal for 'wide water". "Whyte" was added to the
name in 1929, after an early pastoralist John Whyte.
Alexander McCulloch was the first to pioneer the area and his
name is given to McCulloch Square.
The railway station was built in 1880 and Whyte Yarcowie was a
good example of a bustling railway town in the early 1900s. The
town had a flour mill, schools, hotels and an Anglican Church
which, at the time, was reported to be the smallest in
Australia.
