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History in
a Pecan Shell
Founded in the
early 1870s, the town acquired a post office in 1882. John A. McGirk,
the town's namesake also served as the first postmaster.
A steam-operated cotton gin on the Lampasas River remained in place
for many years. The post office closed its doors by 1920 and the school
was gone by the mid-1930s.
The town still had a population of 25 in 1945 but post war opportunities
drew off that meager number and the town became a ghost.
Directions to McGirk:
"There is little information on this old town. The only thing
left of it is an old cemetery and a school foundation off in the brush,
that you wouldn't even notice if you did not know it is there.
This town was located on 1047 right on the Lampasas river between
FM 2005 and Star
at the far end of Hamilton
County. From what I have gathered there once was a gas station
and a whole community there. Now it is just a few farms and that old
cemetery on the far corner of J. H. Joiner's (my grandfather) ranch."
- Cody Morris, February 25, 2007 |
McGirk Post
Office:
"McGirk post office for a short while (1893-1897) moved from
Hamilton County to
Mills County before
moving back permanently into Hamilton County." |
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