Meeker, TX

By: Robert Wooster

Type: General Entry

Published: April 1, 1995

Meeker is on the Missouri Pacific line in north central Jefferson County. It was probably named for G. W. Meeker, president of the Beaumont and Sour Lake Construction Company. It was shown on contemporary maps shortly after the construction of the Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway through the area in 1904. Though the Beaumont-Sour Lake line was acquired by the Missouri Pacific system in 1956, a small community remained at Meeker in the mid-1980s.

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

Robert Wooster, “Meeker, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 19, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/meeker-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: April 1, 1995

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Texas Almanac 2022–2023


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Meeker
Currently Exists: Yes
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 1378661
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Jefferson County
Coordinates: Latitude: 30.08299140°

Longitude: -94.25824100°
Population Counts: People Year

2,280 2014

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