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Maypearl is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 934 at the 2010 census, up from 746 at the 2000 census.
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Pilgrim, Texas is located in Gonzales County, Texas and has a population of approximately sixty. Pilgrim is situated on land granted to Thomas J. Pilgrim by Stephen F. Austin. Pilgrim, TX is located near a salt flat, and was a notable hideout for John Wesley Hardin in the 1870s. A map shows Pilgrim is located on Farm to Market Road 1116.
Maypearl High School is a public high school located in Maypearl, Texas (USA) and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is part of the Maypearl Independent School District located in west central Ellis County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.
Farm to Market Road 157 is a Farm to Market Road in the US state of Texas, traveling from an exit on Texas State Highway 121 south, through Euless, Bedford, Fort Worth, and Arlington in Tarrant County, then enters Johnson County, and passes through Mansfield, and Venus, before entering Ellis County, and terminating at an intersection with Farm to Market Road 66 in Maypearl. While located in Euless and Bedford, FM 157 is known as Industrial Boulevard, while in Fort Worth, it is known as Collins Street. In Arlington, the route continues on Collins, Division, and Cooper Streets. In Mansfield, the road is known as Main Street and Lone Star Road; in Venus as Main Street, 8th Street, and 7th Street; and in Maypearl as Highway 157. The highway passes directly through the center of Euless and Bedford, passing large neighborhoods and businesses. The route passes a large wetland before passing directly through downtown Arlington, passing major attractions such as AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field. The route passes through the center of the University of Texas at Arlington, and continues through downtown and southern Arlington, before entering Mansfield. The route continues through central Mansfield, and south to Maypearl. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) designated the route in 1945, and redesignated the portion traveling from SH 121 to US Bus. 287 as Urban Road 157 from 1995 until 2018.
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Boz is an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is located on Farm Road 1493, approximately five miles southwest of Waxahachie, and to the east of Maypearl.
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- ↑ "Ozro, Texas". www.txfwgs.org. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "Ozro Cemetery - Texas Historical Markers on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "Ozro Cemetery, Ellis Co Cemeteries of TX, Gloria B. Mayfeld". www.cemeteries-of-tx.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
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