Enloe, Texas

Enloe, Texas
Unincorporated community
Farm to Market Road 198 in Enloe
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Coordinates: 33°25′58″N95°39′27″W / 33.43278°N 95.65750°W / 33.43278; -95.65750
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Delta
Elevation [1]	495 ft (151 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	903 & 430
GNIS feature ID	1357032 [1]

Enloe is an unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas, United States. ^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 113 in 2000. ^[2]

History

The region was first settled in 1888 and incorporated in 1897 upon the construction of a railway stop. 113 people were living there as of 1990 and 2000. ^[2] It went up to 125 in 2010. ^[3]

On June 2, 1954, a large, 1,000 yd-wide (910 m) F2 tornado killed one and injured eight in Enloe. ^[4] On January 10, 2020, an EF0 tornado struck Enloe. A couple of small outbuildings were destroyed with debris scattered a few hundred yards downwind in a subtle cyclonic pattern. ^[5]

Today, there are two museums in Enloe; the Patterson Museum and the Clara Foster Slough Museum. ^{[6] [7]}

Geography

Enloe is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 2949 and 198, 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Cooper in north-central Delta County. It also borders a nearby stream, Brushy Creek, to the southwest. ^[2]

Notable people

• Lester Bangs, music journalist and critic. His father is from Enloe. ^[8]
• Goldie Holt, professional baseball player, scout, coach and manager. ^[9]

Gallery

• 
  Clara Foster Slough Museum

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Enloe, Texas
2. Enloe, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
3. "Ben Franklin, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
4. "1/1-8/1/1954 Tornadoes". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 4, 2022. "8/2-12/31/1954 Tornadoes". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
5. Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
6. "Delta County Patterson Memorial Museum". 88.9 KETR. Retrieved August 30, 2022.; "The Delta County Patterson Memorial Museum, Inc. · Mrs Norvelle Stockton, Enloe, TX 75441". opengovus.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
7. "Enloe, Texas". www.texasescapes.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.; "Clara Foster Slough Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
8. "My Highschool Days With Lester Bangs". San Diego Reader . July 13, 2000. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
9. "Goldie Holt Minor Leagues Statistics".