Mudville, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 30°40′50″N96°33′4″W / 30.68056°N 96.55111°W Coordinates: 30°40′50″N96°33′4″W / 30.68056°N 96.55111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brazos |
| Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 979 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1363425 [1] |
Mudville is an unincorporated community in Brazos County, Texas. [1] It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.
The area in what is known as Mudville today was first settled in the 1860s. It was given the name Mudville for the mud along the floodplain of the Brazos and Little Brazos rivers. A post office was established at Mudville in 1878 and remained in operation until 1950. It opened inside Henry B. Steele's store and both Mudville and Steele's Store were used among its residents. Mudville was the most popular as it referred to the wider area surrounding it. Its population was 3/4 African American during that time and had Italian farmers as well. The community had two churches, three cotton gins, a gristmill, and two general stores serving 150 residents in 1884. It became a station on the Hearne and Brazos Valley Railway in 1891, with the population growing to 350 five years later. It lost 50 residents in 1930 and had 14 businesses in operation. There was a church, four businesses, and several scattered houses in 1940. The scattered dwellings remained in 1988 as Mudville continued to be listed on county maps. A Texas Historical Marker was placed here in 1992. [2]
English settlers came to the area circa 1851. Italian settlers came from the provinces of Trapani and Palermo. Its predominant religion was Roman Catholicism and was served by priests from a church in Bryan until San Salvador Catholic Church was built in 1903. Traditional Sicilian celebrations were held at the church every March to honor St. Joseph. Many descendants of the original settlers still live in the community today. [3]
On May 22, 2004, Chevron Cars released Maddie Mudster, who came from Mudville.
Mudville is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 50 and 1687 on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 11 mi (18 km) west of Bryan in far western Brazos County. [2]
In 1904, Mudville had a school with 68 White students and one teacher. It continued to operate in 1940 and joined the Bryan Independent School District in the 1960s. [2] The community continues to be served by the Bryan ISD to this day.
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