Mountain, TX

Type: General Entry

Published: 1976

Updated: March 1, 1995

Mountain is a suburb of Gatesville on U.S. Highway 84 in central Coryell County. The population was estimated at 200 in 1965. Most residents were employed in Gatesville or Fort Hood, and the others operated or worked on nearby farms and ranches. The original community, before it was absorbed into Gatesville, consisted of little more than a church, a school, and residences. By 1974 the number of residents had risen to 300. The population remained the same through 2000.

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

Anonymous, “Mountain, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed July 07, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/mountain-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: 1976
Most Recent Revision Date:: March 1, 1995

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2022–2023

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:

Place

Mountain

Currently Exists

No

Place Type

Town

USGS ID

1363375

Town Fields

Has post office: No
Is Incorporated: No

Belongs to

Coryell County

Associated Names

Caufield-

-Community

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.45016450°
Longitude: -97.68057610°

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