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Pecan Hill is located in northern Ellis County and is bordered to the north by the city of Red Oak. Waxahachie, the county seat, is 10 miles (16 km) to the southwest, and downtown Dallas is 24 miles (39 km) to the north. According to the United States Census Bureau, Pecan Hill has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km 2), all land. [4]
Lake Waxahachie is located about five miles south of Waxahachie in Ellis County, Texas. Owned and operated by Ellis County Water Control and Improvement District Number One on behalf of the city of Waxahachie, the lake was formed by impounding the Waxahachie Creek in 1956. The water covers about 650 acres and has a maximum depth around 50.
City or town Description 1: Allen-Bell House: Allen-Bell House: January 25, 1971 : 1408 Church St. Bastrop: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark: 2: August Baron House: August Baron House: December 22, 1978 : 1707 Pecan St.
San Saba is a city and the county seat of, San Saba County, Texas, United States. [5] It was settled in 1854 and named for its location on the San Saba River [ 6 ] and for Sabbas the Sanctified . Its population was 3,099 at the 2010 census.
Brownwood is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, Texas, United States. [4] The population was 18,862 as of the 2020 census. [5] Brownwood is in the Texas Hill Country and is home to Howard Payne University, which was founded in 1889. [6]
Although the KKK in Texas was less active by the 1870s, lives continued to be taken each year. In 1885, for the state of Texas, "...an estimated 22 mobs lynched 43 people, including 19 blacks and 24 whites, one of whom was female". [11] "The San Saba County lynchers, the deadliest of the lot, claimed some 25 victims between 1880 and 1896.
Fannin County is a county in the far northeast of the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Oklahoma.As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,662, [1] making it the 87th most populous county in Texas. [2]
On average, the City of Austin receives 33.6 inches (853.4 mm) of rain per year, with most of the precipitation in the spring, and a secondary maximum in the fall. [33] To the east, away from the Hill Country, precipitation is typically higher. For example, Bastrop receives an average of 38.0 inches (965.2 mm) of rain per year. [34]