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Goodwill is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Texas, United States. [1] It is located on Farm to Market Road 1155 , approximately 14 miles northeast of Brenham . History
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In Texas, there are two forms of municipal government: general-law and home-rule. A general-law municipality has no charter and is limited to the specific powers granted by the general laws of the state. Home-rule municipalities have a charter and derive the "full power of local self-government" [6] from the Constitution of Texas. A general-law ...
The primary agricultural product on the farms surrounding Drop was wheat and Drop was a supply point for local farmers. [4] [5] Business and people from Drop and other nearby communities began moving to Justin after a railroad was built there in the late 1800s. [3] Drop had a population of 38 in 1936 and 30 in 1963. [3]
Maxwell stands on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad along the junction of Texas State Highway 142 and Farm to Market Road 1966, approximately eight miles west of Lockhart in northwestern Caldwell County. [2] It is also located 4 mi (6.4 km) east of Martindale and 10 mi (16 km) east of San Marcos. [9]
Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 110. [235] Jermyn: Jack: Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town. Year 2000 population was 75. [236] Jewel: Eastland [237] Jim Town: Dallas [238] Jimkurn: Stephens [239] Joinerville: Rusk [240] Jonesboro
Gordonville is situated on Farm to Market Road 901, and sits on the shore of Lake Texoma.It was part of a sheep ranch until 1872. William Quantrill and his army often visited Gordonville during the American Civil War, and Quantrill named the town after his treasurer, Silas M. Gordon.
Strawn is a city in Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States.The population was 540 at the 2020 census.Strawn, on State Highway 16 and 108, Farm to Market Road 2372, and the Missouri Pacific Railroad in southwestern Palo Pinto County, was one of several towns developed about 1880 when the Texas and Pacific Railway began service.