Clarkson, Texas
Ghost town in Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
30°59′43″N 96°55′30″W / 30.99528°N 96.92500°W / 30.99528; -96.92500Clarkson is an unincorporated community in Milam County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 10 in 2000.
History
A post office was established at Clarkson in 1889 and remained in operation until 1906. Its population was reported as 50 in the 1940s, a figure which declined to 10 from 1990 through 2000.[2]
Geography
Clarkson is located on Farm to Market Road 1445, 9 mi (14 km) northeast of Cameron in northern Milam County.[2]
Education
In 1903, Clarkson had a one-teacher school for 43 White students and a two-teacher school for 105 black students. They joined the Cameron Independent School District in the early 1950s.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarkson, Texas
- ^ a b c Clarkson, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
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Municipalities and communities of Milam County, Texas, United States
County seat: Cameron
communities
- Briary
- Bowers
- Bryant Station
- Bushdale
- Conoley
- Duncan
- Nashville
- New Clarkson
- Nile
- North Elm
- Pleasant Hill
- Salem
- Salty
- Sandow
- Sipe Springs
- South Elm
- Tracy
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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