Stoneburg

Stoneburg, Texas

Stoneburg, Texas

Red Rock house in the vicinity of Stoneburg, in Montague County, Texas.
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Stoneburg is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 81 and Farm Road 1806, two miles northwest of Bowie Lake Dam and fifteen miles west of Montague in west central Montague County. A settlement began in the early 1870s. In 1883 school was conducted by W. T. Small on a ranch between Stoneburg and Bowie, twelve miles to the south. In 1893 the tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island and Texas Railway reached the area. That year a post office was established named Riley, but after five months the name was changed to Stoneburg, in honor of J. M. Stone, an area rancher who donated land for the townsite when the railroad arrived. By the early 1900s the town's population surpassed 150. Until the Great Depression the number of residents remained above 100. The post office closed on March 31, 1954. Since World War II the population has steadily declined, dropping to fifty-one by the late 1980s. In 1989 the town had only a service station and two churches. Through 2000 the reported population was still fifty-one.

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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

Stoneburg is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Stoneburg is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (Riley)

Location

Latitude: 33.67121490
Longitude: -97.90531330

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

Population Count, 2009

51