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CLEON, TEXAS. Cleon was fifteen miles southeast of Center in southeastern Shelby County. A post office was established there in 1890 with Robert W. Field as postmaster. The community had a population of fifteen in 1896. The post office was closed in 1899.

Cecil Harper, Jr.

The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.

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