Coryell County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 83,093. The county seat is Gatesville. The county is named for James Coryell, a frontiersman and Texas Ranger who was killed by Caddo Indians.
Killeen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Bell County. According to the 2020 census, its population was 153,095, making it the 19th-most populous city in Texas and the largest of the three principal cities of Bell County. It is the principal city of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Cavazos Metropolitan Statistical Area. Killeen is 55 miles (89 km) north of Austin, 125 miles (201 km) southwest of Dallas, and 125 miles (201 km) northeast of San Antonio.
Gatesville is a city in and the county seat of Coryell County, Texas, United States. Its population was 16,135 at the 2020 census. The city has five of the nine prisons and state jails for women operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. One of the facilities, the Patrick O'Daniel Unit, has the state's death row for women.
Copperas Cove is a city located in central Texas at the southern corner of Coryell County with smaller portions in Lampasas and Bell counties. Founded in 1879 as a small ranching and farming community, today the city is the largest in Coryell County, with 36,670 at 2020. The city's economy is closely linked to nearby Fort Cavazos, making it part of the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Locals usually refer to the town as just "Cove".
Evant is a town in Coryell and Hamilton counties in central Texas, United States. The population was 426 at the 2010 census. The Coryell County portion of Evant is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area.
U.S. Route 190 (US 190) is an east–west United States Highway in Louisiana and Texas. Segments of US 190 will be upgraded to Interstate 14 (I-14); the first 24.8-mile (39.9 km) segment was opened on January 26, 2017.
State Highway 9 (SH 9) is a highway near Copperas Cove, Texas. It connects Interstate 14 (I-14), U.S. Route 190 (US 190), and U.S. Highway 190 Business outside of Copperas Cove to Farm to Market Road 116 (FM 116) on the north side of Copperas Cove. The highway opened on February 20, 2014 with a ribbon cutting at 2:00 p.m.
Central Texas College (CTC) is a public community college in Killeen, Texas. Founded in 1965, it has branch campuses in Europe and on military installations across the U.S.
The Central Texas Council of Governments (CTCOG) is a voluntary association of cities, counties and special districts in Central Texas.
Copperas Cove Independent School District is a public school district based in Copperas Cove, Texas, United States. Located in Coryell County, a small portion of the district extends into Bell County.
KSSM is a commercial radio station licensed to Copperas Cove, Texas, and serving the Killeen-Temple radio market. The station is owned and operated by Townsquare Media and airs an urban adult contemporary radio format. The station's studios are located in Temple, and its transmitter is located southwest of Copperas Cove.
Killeen–Temple is a metropolitan statistical area in Central Texas that covers three counties: Bell, Coryell, and Lampasas. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 475,367.
Jonesboro is an unincorporated community in Coryell and Hamilton counties in Central Texas, United States. The Coryell County portion of the community is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Copperas Cove High School is a public high school located in the city of Copperas Cove, Texas, United States, and classified as a 6A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is a part of the Copperas Cove Independent School District located in the southwest corner of Coryell County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.
Jack Welch is an American football coach. He is the special teams coordinator and chief of staff at Texas A&M University–Commerce, a position he has held since 2019. Welch served as the head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan University from 1985 to 1986, Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kansas from 1987 to 1992, and Copperas Cove High School in Copperas Cove, Texas from 1994 to 2017.
Bee House is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 40 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
Jesse David Sheffield II, known as J. D. Sheffield, is a physician from Gatesville, Texas, who was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives.
Pancake is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 11 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
The Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office, in Coryell County, Texas about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) southwest of Copperas Cove, Texas, was built in 1878. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It has also served as the Martin I. Walker Historical Museum. The listing includes one contributing building and one contributing structure.
Pearl is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 125 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
