Kittrell, Texas

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Kittrell, Texas
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Kittrell, Texas
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Kittrell, Texas
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 30°57′56″N95°29′47″W / 30.96556°N 95.49639°W / 30.96556; -95.49639
CountryUnited States
State Texas
County Walker
Founded byPleasant Williams Kittrell
Elevation
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161 ft (49 m)
ZIP code
75862
Area code 936
FIPS code 48-62408 [2]
GNIS feature ID1383164 [3]

Kittrell is a ghost town about 20 miles north of Huntsville, Texas and 10 miles west of Trinity, Texas. It was named after and founded by Pleasant Williams Kittrell, a physician who helped found the University of Texas and was a member of Sam Houston's presidential cabinet.

Founded in the late 1850's, Kittrell's max population reached 104 people in 1889 but has since dwindled. Pleasant Williams Kittrell settled in the region designated Kittrell's Cut-Off because it was separated from the remainder of the county by the Trinity River; for many years, the town was only accessible by boat. The community that bore his name had a post office from 1878 to 1920. In 1911, a six-grade school operated at Kittrell, but the school closed and merged with the Trinity Independent School District in 1933. In 1914, the Texas Gazetteer reported a general store, a cotton gin, and a seed mill in town operation. In 1945, the community had 25 residents and one business.

The town was not accessible by car until the 1950's. Before then, the town had been mostly abandoned due to boating being the only method of travel into the town. 1991 county highway maps listed a general region designated as Kittrell (Trinity) oilfield. In 2010, the town had 39 people, one business, and two churches.

Nearby is the Chalk Creek cemetery, which has served the community since 1865 and has several Civil War gravestones. The gravesite was officially listed as a Texas historical site in 1988.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kittrell, Texas
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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