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EGYPT, TX (LEON COUNTY)

EGYPT, TEXAS (Leon County). Egypt is a tiny rural community located about twelve miles east of Centerville in eastern Leon County. Settlement probably occurred in the late 1800s or early 1900s. In the 1930s a school served area families. Though the community was still shown on highway maps in 2000, no population figures were available.

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Laurie E. Jasinski, "EGYPT, TX (LEON COUNTY)," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hre72), accessed May 25, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

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