Bethlehem

Bethlehem was three miles north of Rockdale in central Milam County. It became a voting precinct in 1880. The settlement, which was named for the biblical city, had a one-teacher school with forty-two students in 1903. The school was consolidated with the Rockdale Independent School District in 1954. No evidence of the community appeared on 1988 county highway maps.

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Belongs to

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Currently Exists

No

Place type

Bethlehem is classified as a Town

Location

Latitude: 30.70769530
Longitude: -97.01220830

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No