Okra, TX

Type: General Entry

Published: 1952

Updated: April 1, 1995

Okra, on Farm Road 1027 near Elm Creek in south central Eastland County, was named for the vegetable. Settlement began in 1880 on lands made available by the Texas and Pacific Railway. The post office was established in 1899, and a gin was built a year later. The population was fifty in 1914, forty in 1940, and twenty in 1980 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, “Okra, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed July 07, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/okra-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: 1952
Most Recent Revision Date:: April 1, 1995

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2022–2023

Texas Almanac 2020-2021


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Okra
Currently Exists: Yes
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 2034989
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Eastland County
Coordinates: Latitude: 32.14375030°

Longitude: -98.87728120°
Population Counts: People Year

20 2009

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