Shanklin's Mill

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Shanklin's Mill, also known as Childer's (Childers's) Mill, was a pioneer settlement on the Lampasas River four miles southeast of what is now Belton in Bell County. The settlement was among the earliest Anglo communities in the area and was started by Capt. Goldsby Childers, who built a log cabin there in 1846. Robert Childers and Tom Waldon built a mill at the site, and the community had a store and a school a year later. When one of a group of Mormons who settled in the area fixed and ran the mill for a time, it became known to some as Mormon's Mill. The mill community lay on the military road to Fort Gates, and a stage stand on the road from San Antonio to Nacogdoches was opened in the community in the early 1850s. At various times three schools were open in the town. When Belton became the county seat in 1850, the mill community's store owner moved there, and the mill town declined. In 1856 Childers sold his mill to Gordon W. Shanklin, and the community was known as Shanklin's Mill until it disappeared later in the 1800s.

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Adoption Status:
This place has been adopted and will not be available until February 8, 2025
Adopted by:
Rachel Michel Standerfer
Dedication Message:
In Honor of my grandfather (Pop), Sam Michel II. Pop was born and raised in this area which he liked to call "Hog Eye". In his last few months on Earth, he spoke of it very often. It was a special place for him.

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Shanklin's Mill is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Shanklin's Mill is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (Childer's Mill)

Location

Latitude: 30.99795990
Longitude: -97.44222870

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No