Ater, Texas
Ater, Texas | |
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| Area code | 254 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379371[1] |
Ater is an
History
Ater was first settled by people from Pontotoc County, Mississippi in the early 1870s. It was originally named Sardis for Sardis, Mississippi after a church they attended there, but was then renamed Ater for Joe Ater, who owned a general store in the community. A post office was established at Ater in 1899 and remained in operation until 1907, with Joe Ater serving as postmaster. Mail was then sent from Jonesboro. The Stephenville North and South Texas Railway built a track a mile from the community in 1911, but it then went bankrupt in the mid-1930s. The settlement had a church, one business, and some scattered houses in the mid-1940s, and the population was reported as 25 from that time through 2000.[2]
Geography
Ater is located a mile north of
Education
Ater has been a part of the Jonesboro Independent School District since 1939.[2]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ater, Texas
- ^ a b c Scott, Zelma. "Ater, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
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