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History in
a Pecan Shell
Not a first name,
but a surname, the community’s namesake was Brooks
County tax assessor E. R. Rachal.
Established in 1913, the community only had a population of ten in
1936. This swelled to 40 in the mid 1940s when the residents were
served by two stores.
The population seems quite comfortable being between thirty and forty
(since the 1960s). The dispersed community had 36 people for both
the 1990 and 2000 census. |
1940s Brooks
County map showing Rachal
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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