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History
on a Pinhead
The community was
large enough to warrant post office which was in operation from 1897
until 1908 (as shown on the postal map below).
Although population figures are unavailable, it maintained a church
(St. James Basptist) and school, which shared the same roof. 1938
saw the consolidation of the school with other regional schools and
the community, without a single anchor business, soon declined to
the point of non-existence.
The name wasn’t exactly a draw for residents, but there’s no proof
to the rumor that former residents of Hot moved to Parker
County’s Cool,
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Hot, Texas
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Subject: Naming
of Hot, Texas
I was reading the article on Hot, Texas today and thought I would
share a bit of family lore with you. The original post master for
Hot was Thomas J. (Jefferson) Killen who is my 2nd great grandfather.
A few years ago at a family reunion in the McClelland community near
the site of Hot a family legend concerning it's name was shared with
me by a distant cousin. It seems as though the application for a post
office required a 1st and 2nd choice for the name of the post office.
Tom Killen listed the first choice as Killen, Texas never thinking
it wouldn't be granted and as a spoof he listed the second choice
as Hot since it was a particularly hot season that year. Apparently
the U.S. Post Office deemed Killen too close to Killeen
which had already been granted a post office and granted the new post
office in Shelby County
the name of Hot. I'm not really sure how true or accurate this is
but it certainly makes a good story. - Tom Tinsley, January 15, 2016 |
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