Echo, Coleman County, Texas

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Echo, Coleman County, Texas
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Echo
Coordinates: 31°55′41″N99°19′04″W / 31.92806°N 99.31778°W / 31.92806; -99.31778
Country United States
State Texas
County Coleman
Elevation
1,568 ft (478 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 325
GNIS feature ID1380845 [1]

Echo is an unincorporated community in Coleman County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 16 in 2000.

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History

The area in what is known as Echo today developed around a store established there in the 1870s. William Dibrell bought a land grant from the Miles and Gholson Ranch in 1881 for the community and named it Echo for the echo that people would hear from a cliff on Home Creek. A post office was established at Echo in 1910 and served 75 residents in 1940. It went down to 16 from 1970 through 2000. [2]

Geography

Echo is located on Texas State Highway 206, 4 mi (6.4 km) northeast of Coleman and 24 mi (39 km) southwest of Cross Plains in central Coleman County. [3]

Education

Echo had its own school in 1940. [2] Today, Echo is served by the Coleman Independent School District.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Echo, Coleman County, Texas
  2. 1 2 Echo, TX (Coleman County) from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. "Echo, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-14.