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ALFRED, TEXAS
Jim
Wells County, South Texas
27° 52' 50" N, 97° 59' 5" W (27.880556, -97.984722)
TX Hwy 359
12 Miles NE of Alice the county
seat
Area code 361
Population: 81 Est. (2019) 91 (2010) 10 (1990)
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History in
a Pecan Shell
The community predates
the establishment of Jim
Wells County when it was in what was then Nueces
County (1888).
A post office was granted in 1890 and named Driscoll. The St.
Louis, Brownsville and Mexico railroad arrived in 1904. The postmaster
of “old” Driscoll, applied for a change of name so that Robert Driscoll
could have the new post office named after him.
Old Driscoll became Alfred, after the postmaster’s father.
The Texas and New Orleans Railroad arrived in 1907. The 1914 population
of Alfred was a mere 50 residents. It reached it’s zenith in 1927
when it was estimated at 300.
Nothing happened for the next 40 years except a decline in population.
It hit 20 by the late 1960s and by 1990 it was 10.
Popular Monthly Event
Today Alfred is known for outdoor flea markets held on the first whole
weekend of the month. |
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Nueces
County 1907 (before Jim
Wells County was formed)
postal map showing Alfred (NW corner)
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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