Topsey, Texas

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Topsey, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Topsey
Coordinates: 31°13′9″N97°59′6″W / 31.21917°N 97.98500°W / 31.21917; -97.98500
Country United States
State Texas
County Coryell
Elevation
1,043 ft (318 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 254
GNIS feature ID1370019 [1]

Topsey is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

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History

It was founded in 1900, and a local named it after his mule. In 1901, a post office was established there with Henry F. Moore as the postmaster. Forty people lived in Topsey in 1914 along with a cotton gin and two local businesses. After the post office was shut down in 1918, Copperas Cove received mail for the settlement. 100 people lived in Topsey in the 1930s, but by the late 1940s, just 60 people remained. In the 1980s, the town was identified on county highway maps by a community center and two churches. Twenty people were said to be living there between the 1980s and 2000. [2]

Geography

Topsey is located on Farm to Market Roads 580 and 1113, 22 mi (35 km) southwest of Gatesville, 8 mi (13 km) northwest of Copperas Cove, and 20 mi (32 km) northeast of Lampasas in southwestern Coryell County. [3]

Education

Today, the community is served by the Copperas Cove Independent School District. It is zoned for House Creek Elementary School, S C Lee J Junior High School, and Copperas Cove High School.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Topsey, Texas
  2. ↑ Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth. "Topsey, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Topsey, Texas". Texas Escapes. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
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