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PETTIBONE, TEXAS

Milam County, Central Texas S

30° 51' 0" N, 97° 4' 51" W (30.85, -97.080833)
US Highway 190
5 miles W of Cameron the county seat
20 miles NW of Rockdale
27 miles SE of Temple
Population: 25 (2000, 1990)

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Pettibone, Texas sign




Pettibone sign

TE Photo June 2003
History in a Pecan Shell

Pettibone's history could be written on the back of a fortune cookie's fortune.

The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad laid tracks through the area in 1881. That seems to have been Pettibone's one big event.

Histories aren't sure who Mr. Pettibone was - although he is thought to have worked for the railroad.

Pettibone had a population of 20 in the 1930s and has soared to 25 by the 1990s.
Pettibone, Texas downtown
Downtown Pettibone
TE Photo June 2003

Take a road trip

Pettibone, Texas Nearby Towns:
Cameron the county seat
Rockdale
Temple
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Central Texas S

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