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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Concrete, DeWitt County, Texas
- ↑ Concrete, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ↑ Association, Texas State Historical. "Concrete, TX (DeWitt County)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ↑ "DeWitt County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Communities of DeWitt County play vital role in county's heritage". The Victoria Advocate. April 5, 2003. pp. 2E. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
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