Drop, Texas | |
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  Drop, Texas  Drop, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 33°07′51″N97°21′21″W / 33.13083°N 97.35583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Denton |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378230 [1] |
Drop is an unincorporated community in Denton County, Texas, United States. [1]
The early settlement was a supply point for the surrounding agricultural community.
Settlers arrived in the area in 1854 and established towns within a larger community called the Denton Creek Settlement. [2] [3] Drop was founded within the Denton Creek Settlement in 1882 and operated a post office from 1886 to 1905. [4] A school was built in 1922 and had three teachers. [4] It operated until 1935, when students began attending school in Justin. [4] The early Drop community had two stores and two churches, and for recreation, residents would go swimming at Drop Crossing on nearby Oliver Creek. [4] The primary agricultural product on the farms surrounding Drop was wheat and Drop was a supply point for local farmers. [4] [5]
Business and people from Drop and other nearby communities began moving to Justin after a railroad was built there in the late 1800s. [3] Drop had a population of 38 in 1936 and 30 in 1963. [3]
Drop is located on Farm to Market Road 1384 in southwest Denton County, 4 mi (6.4 km) northwest of Justin. [5]
Dew Drop Airport is a private, grass covered airport located east of the settlement. [6]
Drop was one of the settings in the 1991 film Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will? [4]
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