North Prairie

North Prairie is on State Highway 77 3½ miles north of Chilton in northwestern Falls County. It was established in the early 1900s as the focus of a common school district, and in 1905 the local school had one teacher and thirty-eight students. By the mid-1930s the number of students at the school had risen to seventy-two, and the North Prairie community had a store and a number of houses. In the late 1940s the North Prairie school was consolidated with Chilton Independent School District. A community center marked the town on county highway maps in the 1980s.

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Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl | © TSHA

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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.

Belongs to

North Prairie is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

North Prairie is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (French)
  • (Swanson)

Location

Latitude: 31.34184020
Longitude: -97.08360790

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No