Buckeye, Texas

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Buckeye
Unincorporated community
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Buckeye
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Coordinates: 28°53′44″N96°02′53″W / 28.89556°N 96.04806°W / 28.89556; -96.04806 Coordinates: 28°53′44″N96°02′53″W / 28.89556°N 96.04806°W / 28.89556; -96.04806
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County Matagorda
Time zone UTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)

Buckeye is an unincorporated community in Matagorda County, Texas, [1] located 9 miles southwest of Bay City, the county seat of Matagorda County.

Matagorda County, Texas U.S. county in Texas

Matagorda County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,702. Its county seat is Bay City, not to be confused with the larger Baytown in Harris and Chambers Counties. Matagorda County is named for the canebrakes that once grew along the coast.

Bay City, Texas City in Texas, United States

Bay City is a city in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. The population was 17,614 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Matagorda County. The current mayor is Robert Nelson.

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History

J. W. Stoddard and A. A. Plotner, [2] the founders of the Plotner-Stoddard Irrigation Canal Company, who were born in Ohio, decided to name the town after their home state. The water came from the Colorado River and was able to irrigate 30,000 acres of land. A school was set up for employee's children and a post office opened in 1907. In 1908, train service came to Buckeye (the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico). [3]

The town grew to 100 people by 1914. By 1940, there was only one business in town and a population of just 25. [2] (The same census in 990 and 2000). By 1949 the school consolidated with the Tidehaven Independent School District and the post office closed in 1971. [3]

Tidehaven Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Elmaton in unincorporated Matagorda County, Texas (USA). In addition to Elmaton, the district also serves the communities of Blessing, Markham, and Midfield in western Matagorda County.

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References

  1. ↑ "Buckeye". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Hardin, Stephen L. "Buckeye, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Buckeye, Texas, Matagorda County". Texas Escapes. Retrieved 25 September 2019.


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