Edgeworth, Texas

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Edgeworth, Texas
Unincorporated community
Edgeworth is located in Texas
Edgeworth
Edgeworth
Edgeworth is located in the United States
Edgeworth
Edgeworth
Coordinates: 30°57′06″N 97°08′26″W / 30.95167°N 97.14056°W / 30.95167; -97.14056
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBell
Elevation
423 ft (129 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code254
GNIS feature ID1379702

Edgeworth is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

History

Frank Slovak and his wife opened a general store in the community which they later sold to Otto Gavenda. A post office was established at Edgeworth in 1894 and remained in operation until 1904. In 1896, the community had a Baptist church, a drugstore, a doctor, and a blacksmith shop that was owned by Joe Batla. Ben Bigler built a cotton gin and sold it to Paul Matyastik. Henry Jakubik owned and operated a saloon that closed during the prohibition era. Edgeworth reported a population of 10 in 1933. The community then had two businesses and 60 residents in 1947, but both businesses closed, and the population dropped to 20 from 1964 through 2000. It went down to 15 in 2015 and was deemed a ghost town.

Geography

Edgeworth is located on South Elm Creek and Farm to Market Road 2184, 14 mi (23 km) southeast of Temple in southeastern Bell County, near the Milam County line.

Education

Today, the community is served by the Rogers Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edgeworth, Texas
  2. ^ a b Odintz, Mark. "Edgeworth, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 14, 2022.


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