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RAGTOWN, TEXAS

Lamar County, North Central Texas

FM 197
18 Miles NW of Paris
7 Miles E of Direct
11 Miles W of Chicota
Population: 25 people and (at least) one goat (2000)

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Ragtown TX City Limit

Ragtown City Limit
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, August 2010


History in a Pecan Shell

Ragtown started appearing on maps after 1900 although it is thought to have been settled before that date. It peaked in the 1930s with around fifty residents served by more than one store and a sawmill.

The population fell to 30 in the mid 1960s and remained at 25 for the 2000 census.

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Ragtown TX Windmill
Windmill in Ragtown
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, August 2010
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Ragtown TX Log Cabin
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, August 2010
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Ragtown TX Goat
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, August 2010
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Ragtown TX Shed
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, August 2010

Ragtown TX Horses
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, August 2010
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Ragtown TX Shed
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, August 2010


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