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History in
a Pecan Shell
By Clint
Skinner
Located near the Wheeler
County's western border at the intersection of Farm Road 1443
and 2473, the town of Kellerville has an estimated population of
fifteen and remains unincorporated.
Its history began during the latter part of the 1920s when oil was
discovered near Shamrock, a town
seventeen miles south of Wheeler.
Kellerville opened a post office under the supervision of Mrs. Frankie
Buford in 1935. A school with six teachers was later established.
By 1940, the town had three churches, three businesses, and a population
of 150. The citizens of Kellerville showed determination after the
town's Baptist church burned down in January 1949. After only seven
months, the people managed to build a new one. Unfortunately, an
economic recession struck hard and population decreased. By
1984 the town had a post office, store, church, gas station and
a population of 107. The population was whittled down to fifty in
1990 and remained the same at the turn of the century.
© Clint
Skinner
September 2020
Sources:
Texasalmanac.com
Tshaonline.org
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