Sagerton, Texas

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Sagerton, Texas

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Rail station sign in Sagerton.
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Sagerton
Coordinates: 33°04′37″N99°57′20″W / 33.07694°N 99.95556°W / 33.07694; -99.95556 Coordinates: 33°04′37″N99°57′20″W / 33.07694°N 99.95556°W / 33.07694; -99.95556
Country United States
State Texas
County Haskell
Established 1905
Elevation [1] 1,634 ft (498 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 115
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 79548
Area code(s) 940
Website Sagerton, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
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Mural in Sagerton

Sagerton is an unincorporated community in Haskell County, Texas, United States.

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Haskell County, Texas county in Texas, USA

Haskell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,899. The county seat is Haskell. The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1885. It is named for Charles Ready Haskell, who was killed in the Goliad massacre.

Texas State of the United States of America

Texas is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population. Geographically located in the South Central region of the country, Texas shares borders with the U.S. states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the southwest, while the Gulf of Mexico is to the southeast.

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History

According to the Handbook of Texas, the community was established in 1905 and named for W. M. Sager, the townsite donor. It was a shipping point for locally grown agricultural products such as cotton, cattle, and poultry on the newly constructed Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway. [2] Beginning in 1909, the Stamford and Northwestern Railway, stretching from Stamford to Spur, also provided rail service. [3] Fires in 1917 and 1926 caused extensive property damage, and the town's bank, organized in 1908, failed in 1931. [2]

<i>Handbook of Texas</i> encyclopedia of Texas published by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

The Handbook of Texas is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA).

Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway

The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, started in 1900 by American railroad entrepreneur Arthur Edward Stilwell, was the predecessor to the Chihuahua al Pacífico railroad in Mexico. It was intended to reach the Pacific Ocean at Topolobampo, Sinaloa.

Stamford, Texas City in Texas, United States

Stamford is a city located on the border of Jones and Haskell counties in west-central Texas. The population was 3,124 at the 2010 census, down from 3,636 at the 2000 census. Henry McHarg, president of the Texas Central Railroad, named the site in 1900 for his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut. The city is home to the Texas Cowboy Reunion.

Geography

Sagerton is located at the intersection of Texas State Highway 283 and Farm to Market Road 1661 in the Rolling Plains region of West Texas, about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east of the Double Mountain Fork, a major tributary of the upper Brazos River. The Double Mountain Fork and the Salt Fork merge to form the Brazos River (proper) just 15 miles (24 km) to the north of Sagerton.

Texas State Highway 283 highway in Texas

State Highway 283 or SH 283 is a Texas state highway that runs from U.S. Highway 380 at Old Glory southeast to U.S. Highway 277 near Stamford. This route was originally designated on September 26, 1939 from the Oklahoma state line south through Quanah, Crowell, Benjamin, and Rule to Sagerton as a renumbering of part of SH 16. On July 31, 1975, the entire route was transferred to SH 6, while SH 283 was transferred from the old route of SH 6 from Stamford northwest to Old Glory.

West Texas Region in Texas, United States

West Texas is a loosely defined part of the U.S. state of Texas, generally encompassing the arid and semiarid lands west of a line drawn between the cities of Wichita Falls, Abilene, and Del Rio.

Double Mountain Fork Brazos River river in United States

The Double Mountain Fork Brazos River is an ephemeral, sandy-braided stream about 170 mi (280 km) long, heading on the Llano Estacado of West Texas about 11.5 mi (18.5 km) southeast of Tahoka, Texas, flowing east-northeast across the western Rolling Plains to join the Salt Fork, forming the Brazos River about 17 mi (27 km) west-northwest of Haskell, Texas.

Population

Sagerton was never a large town. [4] The population rose to 300 in 1940 and fell to 115 in 1980. [2] According to the 2000 Census, the estimated population of Sagerton has remained at around 115 residents. [2]

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References

  1. "Sagerton, Texas". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sagerton, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. Stamford and Northwestern Railroad from the Handbook of Texas Online
  4. Robert E. Sherrill, Haskell County History (Haskell, Texas: Haskell Free Press, 1965).