Knapp
Knapp is on land drained by Bull Creek eleven miles west of Snyder in southwestern Scurry County. When the first settlers came to the area in the late 1800s, they called their community Bison, but on applying for a post office in 1890 they discovered that there was already a Bison, Texas. They renamed the town Knapp after an unknown person. Knapp had ten inhabitants in 1940 and twenty in 1947. The town benefited from the Scurry County oil boom of 1949–51, and by 1966 its population was 100. The post office, however, was closed in 1950. In 1990 the population was ten. The population remained the same in 2000.
Noel Wiggins | © TSHA
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
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Belongs to
Knapp is part of or belongs to the following places:
Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Knapp is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- (Bison)
Location
Latitude: 32.64844300Longitude: -101.11762250
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
No
Population Count, 2014
10