Drop, Texas

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Drop, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Drop, Texas
Coordinates: 33°07′51″N97°21′21″W / 33.13083°N 97.35583°W / 33.13083; -97.35583
Country United States
State Texas
County Denton
Elevation
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758 ft (231 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1378230 [1]

Drop is an unincorporated community in Denton County, Texas, United States. [1]

Contents

The early settlement was a supply point for the surrounding agricultural community.

History

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]

Geography

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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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drop
  2. "Drop Community". Justin Texas Area Historical Society. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Drop, Texas". Texas Escapes. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hervey, Hollace (2002). Historic Denton County, An Illustrated History. Historical Publishing Network. pp. 15, 16. ISBN   9781893619074.
  5. 1 2 Minor, David. "Drop, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  6. "Dew Drop Airport (05TS) Information". Airport-Data. Retrieved April 20, 2023.