Wheelock, Texas
Wheelock | |
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UTC-5 (CDT) | |
| Area code | 979 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380767[1] |
Wheelock is an
Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Wheelock's elevation is 436 feet (133 m), and it is located at 30°53′52″N 96°23′24″W / 30.89778°N 96.39000°W (30.8976902, -96.3899639).[4]
History
The town site of Wheelock was laid out in 1834 by founder Col.
University of Texas in the 1830s. Wheelock grew as a cattle ranching and cotton farming community in the 1840s, and it became one of the most well-known towns in Central Texas.[6] A post office was set up in Wheelock in 1846. Wheelock became the county seat of Robertson County in 1850, though it lost that designation to Owensville in 1856. Wheelock began to decline in the 1860s when the railroad bypassed the town; many of its residents moved to Hearne, a nearby community with a railway station. In 2000, the population of Wheelock was estimated to be 225.[6]
The late
State Senator William T. "Bill" Moore, sometimes called "the father of the modern Texas A&M University", was born in Wheelock in 1918.[7]
Trivia
The real life events fictionalized in the movie The Sugarland Express occurred partly in Wheelock.
Hearne, Texas was named after the Wheelock resident who donated land for that town's railroad depot.[6]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Wheelock, Texas, Robertson County".
- ^ County Grid Map Section 515 (PDF) (Map). Texas Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheelock, Texas
- ^ "Robertson County". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Wheelock, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
- Bryan-College Station Eagle, May 28, 1999, pp. 1-3
External links
- http://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsSouth/WheelockTx/WheelockTexas.htm
- http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=23
- http://www.forttours.com/pages/hmrobertson.asp#Wheelock1
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