Cobb, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 32°42′51″N96°06′01″W / 32.71417°N 96.10028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Kaufman |
| Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378138 [1] |
Cobb is an unincorporated community in Kaufman County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] It is located within the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
Originally, the place was known as Cobb's. The area started as a stop on the Texas and Pacific Railway in the mid-1880s. It was named for county commissioner and chief justice Carey Cobb. A post office was established at Cobb in 1897 and remained operational until 1923. There were two general stores in 1914. It had several businesses and farms shown on county maps in the 1930s. It continued to be listed as a community by name but had no population estimates. [2]
Cobb is located on U.S. Highway 80, 15 mi (24 km) northeast of Kaufman in northeastern Kaufman County. [2]
Cobb had its own school in the 1930s. [2] Today, the Wills Point Independent School District serves the community.
Kaufman County is a county in the northeastern area of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 145,310. Its county seat is Kaufman. Both the county, established in 1848, and the city were named for David S. Kaufman, a U.S. Representative and diplomat from Texas. Kaufman County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area.
Kaufman is a city in and the county seat of Kaufman County, Texas, United States. Its population was 6,797 at the 2020 census.
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