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St Paul's United
Church Of Christ in Cego
Photo
courtesy Barclay
Gibson, September 2004
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History in
a Pecan Shell
Once
known by the bucolic name of Pleasant Valley, the town was
disappointed to learn the name was already taken when they applied
for a post office in the 1880s. The name Cego was submitted. Cego
is said to have been an itinerant cotton picker - although no one
remembers if Cego was a first or last name. The post office was granted
in 1895 under the name of Cego, but only lasted ten years. Mail was
thereafter directed to Eddy.
A school in (what was then) Pleasant Valley school began in the mid
1880s and continued in operation through 1900. Although the Cego population
was a mere 35 people in 1910, the town continued to appear on maps.
The population was said to number 200 people by the late 1940s. The
Cego school merged with the Chilton ISD about that same time and while
the official count was 98 through the 70s and 80s - people who knew
better said it was closer to 50 - the same estimate today. |
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Falls
County 1907 postal map showing Cego
SW of Marlin
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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