Primrose, Tarrant County, Texas

Coordinates: 32°36′42″N 97°26′00″W / 32.61167°N 97.43333°W / 32.61167; -97.43333
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Primrose, Texas
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GNIS feature ID1378909[1]

Primrose is an unincorporated community in Tarrant County, Texas, United States.[1]

History

Primrose is located directly east of Benbrook Lake, ten miles south-west of Fort Worth and was originally a community of farmers and ranchers.[2] In the 1870s the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway arrived and in 1990 Primrose appeared as a stop on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[3]

The community remains semi-rural, located on the southern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Primrose, Tarrant County, Texas
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  3. ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Primrose, TX (Tarrant County)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Winton, Will McClain; Adkins, Walter Scott (1919). The Geology of Tarrant County. The University.