Kildare, Texas

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Kildare, Texas
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Kildare
Coordinates: 32°56′35″N94°14′54″W / 32.94306°N 94.24833°W / 32.94306; -94.24833
Country United States
State Texas
County Cass
Elevation
315 ft (96 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 903 & 430
GNIS feature ID1374370 [1]

Kildare is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 49 in 2000.

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History

The population was 106 in 2010. [2]

Whittaker Memorial Cemetery is located near the community. [3] Both it and the Masonic Lodge Hall and Baptist Church were added to the National Register of Historic Places. [4]

Geography

Kildare is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 125 and 248, 8 mi (13 km) southeast of Linden, 12 mi (19 km) south of Atlanta, 40 mi (64 km) southwest of Texarkana, and 15 mi (24 km) northeast of Jefferson in southeastern Cass County. [2]

Education

Kildare had its own school in 1884. [5] Today, the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District serves area students.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kildare, Texas
  2. 1 2 "Kildare, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. "Whittaker Memorial Cemetery".
  4. 9826
  5. Kildare, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online