Rock Springs, Bosque County, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 31°41′10″N97°25′00″W / 31.68611°N 97.41667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bosque |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 254 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380907 [1] |
Rock Springs is a ghost town in Bosque County, in the U.S. state of Texas.
Rock Springs also went by the name The Colony and was the only predominantly black community in the county.
Rock Springs was located on Farm to Market Road 1367 in south-central Bosque County, near the McLennan County line.
James Sadler was an educator and built a school on his land grant. [2] Today, Rock Springs is located within the Cranfills Gap Independent School District.
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Clifton High School (CHS) is a public high school located in Clifton, Texas and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is part of the Clifton Independent School District located in southern Bosque County. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.
Norse is an unincorporated community in Bosque County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 110 in 2000.
Cedar Shores is an unincorporated community in Bosque County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 170 in 2000.
Eulogy is an unincorporated community in Bosque County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 45 in 2000.
Lakeside Village is an unincorporated community in Bosque County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 226 in 2000.
Smith Bend is an unincorporated community in Bosque County, in the U.S. state of Texas.
Brazos Point is a ghost town in Bosque County, in the U.S. state of Texas.
Greenock is a ghost town in Bosque County, in the U.S. state of Texas.
Pendell is a ghost town in Bosque County, in the U.S. state of Texas.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |