Buckeye, Texas
Buckeye | |
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  Buckeye Location in Texas | |
| Coordinates: 28°53′44″N 96°02′53″W / 28.89556°N 96.04806°W | |
| Country | .png){kind=small} United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Matagorda |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Buckeye is an unincorporated community in Matagorda County, Texas, United States,[1] located nine miles southwest of Bay City, the county seat of Matagorda County.
History
J. W. Stoddard and A. A. Plotner,[2] the founders of the Plotner-Stoddard Irrigation Canal Company, who were born in Ohio, decided to name the town after their home state. Water from the Colorado River irrigated 30,000 acres of land. A school for employees' children was established, and a post office opened in 1907. In 1908, train service came to Buckeye (the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico).[3]
The town grew to 100 people by 1914. By 1940, there was only one business in town and a population of just 25.[2] (The same census in 990 and 2000). By 1949, the school consolidated with the Tidehaven Independent School District and the post office closed in 1971.[3]
References
- ^ "Buckeye". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ a b Hardin, Stephen L. "Buckeye, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Buckeye, Texas, Matagorda County". Texas Escapes. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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