King, Texas
King is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
History
Established as Stringtown, the town was granted a postoffice in 1882 under their new name of King. It closed in 1953.
The population was 100 in the 1890s, and twenty-five in the 1940s. It was again reported as 25 in the year 2000.
Geography
King is located on Farm to Market Road 1783 on Cowhouse Creek, 12 mi (19 km) southwest of Gatesville in west-central Coryell County.
Education
King had its own school in the mid-1880s. Today, the community is served by the Gatesville Independent School District.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: King, Texas
- ^ Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth. "King, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
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