Rek Hill
Rek (Reks) Hill is on State Highway 159 fourteen miles east of La Grange and four miles northeast of Fayetteville in eastern Fayette County. The community, named for the Reks family who settled in the area, had a church, a school, two businesses, and scattered dwellings in 1940. The school had consolidated with Fayetteville by the 1950s. In 1981 Rek Hill comprised three businesses, a church, and a cemetery. The population was forty-eight in 2000.
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
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Place type
Rek Hill is classified as a Town
Locations
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- Latitude
- 29.93244730
- Longitude
- -96.64025200
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Rek Hill by the Numbers
Population Counts
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| Pop. | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 168 | 2009 | Local Officials |