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History in
a Pecan Shell
One
of the oldest settlements in Madison
County, Mecca was originally in what was
Grimes County.
A post office was opened in 1894 and closed in 1907 when mail was
routed from Normangee.
In 1896 the town had a population of about thirty, slowly growing
to 50 by 1933.
In 1935 the three-room schoolhouse had three teachers and thirty-seven
white pupils. Most black pupils in district went to Chapel Hill School,
three miles distant.
Mecca's school merged with the North
Zulch ISD in the 1940s. The town used cemeteries in neighboring
Tenmile and Rock Prairie for interments and while the population remained
at fifty into the late 40s, the town reported only six residents for
the 1990 census.
Photographer's Note:
"The signs are all I saw of Mecca. It is on FM 978 about 4
miles SE of Normangee."
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1907 postal map
showing Mecca in NW Madison
County
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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