Egypt, Wharton County, Texas

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Egypt, Texas
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Egypt, Texas
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Egypt, Texas
Egypt, Texas (the United States)
Coordinates: 29°24′18″N96°14′13″W / 29.40500°N 96.23694°W / 29.40500; -96.23694
Country United States
State Texas
County Wharton
Elevation
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131 ft (40 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77436
Area code 979
GNIS 1335133 [1]

Egypt is an unincorporated community in northern Wharton County in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 26 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.

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History

Egypt was founded before any other settlement in Wharton County and was a part of Colorado County during the Republic of Texas period. Egypt is located on John C. Clark's league of land. Robert Kuykendall had land below Egypt, and Thomas Rabb had land north of the community. These three men were members of the Old Three Hundred. The community had a population of 26 in 2000. [2]

Egypt's 1827 name change from "Mercer's Crossing" came from the Bible, and originated from the text of Genesis 42:1-3. [2] [3] [4]

On August 26, 2017, a tornado debris signature was spotted on the radar just south of Egypt. [5]

Geography

Egypt is located on Farm to Market Road 102, 11 mi (18 km) northwest of Wharton in Wharton County. [2]

Education

Egypt had a school district from 1854 to 1958, when it joined the Hungerford Independent School District. [2] Today, the community is served by the El Campo Independent School District.

Cultural significance

Horton Foote's 1980 play A Coffin in Egypt is a fictionalized portrait of a real-life Egypt resident. Leonard Foglia and Ricky Ian Gordon adapted the play into an opera, also called A Coffin in Egypt , that was premiered by Houston Grand Opera in 2014.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Egypt, Texas. Retrieved on August 15, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Young, Barbara L. "Handbook of Texas Online: EGYPT, TX (WHARTON COUNTY)". Texas State Historical Association . Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  3. Boat Design Net, Random Picture Thread. "The Egypt in Wharton County Texas US, 1827 name nascency from the Bible in Genesis 42:1-3". References are the shown & sourced by Wikipedia free to use Texas Egypt historical marker picture, and the Biblical links in the bottom line of the linked Boat Design Net Random Picture Thread post. Publisher: www.boatdesign.net. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  4. Boat Design Net, Random Picture Thread. "Exact location of the two State of Texas history plaques regarding the Capt. W.J.E. Heard plantation and the unincorporated community of Egypt in Wharton County TX, on the Farm to Market Rd 1161 W (aka: W FM 1161 Rd) in Egypt, Wharton, TX, USA. @ 29°24'13.6"N 96°14'00.6"W". References are the Google aerial view map & street view links in the linked Boat Design Net Random Picture Thread post. Publisher: www.boatdesign.net. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  5. Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017 via National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Houston, Texas.