Hurst Springs, Texas

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Hurst Springs, Texas
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Hurst Springs
Coordinates: 31°39′57″N97°41′39″W / 31.66583°N 97.69417°W / 31.66583; -97.69417
Country United States
State Texas
County Coryell
Elevation
997 ft (304 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 254
GNIS feature ID2034584 [1]

Hurst Springs 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 8 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

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History

Hurst Springs was named for John H. Hurst, who established the community near a hot spring in the 1870s. A post office was established in 1877 and remained in operation until 1906, with a five-year interruption from 1883 to 1888. Franklin H. Justice served as the postmaster. Mail was then sent from Norse. In the early 1890s, Hurst Springs had 100 residents served by a cotton gin, a corn mill, a church, and two general stores. It lost three-quarters of its population in the 1930s then returned to 100 from the late 1940s to the 1950s. Farmers who lived here raised cattle and grew grain and sorghum. There were several new homes built here in the mid-1980s. Only eight people lived here in 2000. [2]

Geography

Hurst Springs is located on Farm to Market Road 182, 5 mi (8.0 km) northeast of Turnersville in northern Coryell County. [2]

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hurst Springs has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. [3]

Education

Hurst Springs had its own school in the early 1890s. [2] Today, the community is served by the Clifton Independent School District.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hurst Springs, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth. "Hurst Springs, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  3. Climate Summary for Hurst Springs, Texas