Kilgore, Goliad County, Texas
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| Coordinates: 28°46′11″N 97°17′48″W / 28.76972°N 97.29667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Goliad County |
Kilgore is a rural unincorporated populated community located on Farm Road 622 in Goliad County, Texas, United States.[1] It has been a part of the Ander-Weser-Kilgore census-designated place since 2000.
History
The community was established by German immigrants as a farming settlement in the 1880s, and it is hypothesized to have been named after Kilgore Creek nearby.[2] Around that time, a Lutheran church called St. Paul's Lutheran Church would be established, which would then close in 1950.
A one-room school was built in 1881, which would then be its own district and had 25 students as of 1919; but it would close in 1944, when common schools in the county were merged with the Goliad school district.
In 1970, the community had a population of 150, and the population would decrease to 120 in 1990.[3]
The community has a burial site called the Kilgore Community Cemetery.[4]
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References
- ^ "Kilgore". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ^ "Kilgore Creek". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ^ Jasinski, Laurie E. "Kilgore, Texas: A Historical Overview of the Rural Community". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ^ "Details for Kilgore Community Cemetery". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 2026-01-30.