ɐnˈʌðɚ pˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ɪz ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ wˈaɪtfoːɹd pˈɑːɹk pˈɑːɹt əvə vˈæst pɹˈɑːpɚɾi bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tʊ ˈɛl.dˈiː. nˈeɪθən wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli lˈɪstᵻd æz wˈaɪtfoːɹd pˈɑːɹk ɪn wˈaɪzᵻz pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪs dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹi fɔːɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, bˌʌt baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ɪt wɛnt ˌɔn sˈeɪl fɔːɹ sˌʌbdᵻvˈɪʒən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː ɪt wʌz nˈoʊn æz wˈɪtfɚd pˈɑːɹk.
Another possibility is that it is named after Whitefoord Park part of a vast property belonging to L.D. Nathan was initially listed as 'Whitefoord Park' in Wises Post Office Directory for 1875–1876, but by the time it went on sale for subdivision in 1903 it was known as Whitford Park.