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Levita
Cemetery
Photo courtesy Jim and Lou Kinsey |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Mont Simpson donated
the land for what had been initially called Simpsonville. But another
Simpsonville with a post office, prevented the use of that name when
the post office opened in 1886.
In 1890 the town had seventy-five people and three businesses and
by 914 there were 100 people living there.
Levita was finally connected with a railroad in 1911.The town had
a large rural school, a large flour mill, a gristmill, several doctors,
and a blacksmith and justice of the peace.
One early school building had stories with an outside staircase. Primary
grades had class downstairs, while the older students had classes
upstairs. Later a stone school was constructed. A fire ravaged Levita
in 1932 and the railroad pulled out in 1941. Around that time a new
post office was built, and Levita had several filling stations.
Levita's population remained around 200 throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
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Levita
Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Jim and Lou Kinsey |
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Levita
United Methodist Church
Photo courtesy Jim and Lou Kinsey |
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Standpipe
water tower
Photo courtesy Jim and Lou Kinsey |
Levita, Texas
Forum
Subject:
Are There Doves in Levita?
My name is Mary Jo Whitt and I live in Waco, Texas. In 1871, My Great-grandmother
Mary Synthia Dove lived in Levita and apparently she died there and
is presumedly buried in the cemetery next to the Church. I know that
there are some Doves buried there now. I haven't been able to get
in touch with the Pastor and have visited there, but no one seem to
be able to tell me if any of the Doves still live there. I am trying
to find out about them. If anyone in Levita could contact me concerning
any Doves now living in Levita, I would greatly appreciate it. My
telephone no. is 254-752-0511. Thank you. - Mary Jo Whitt, Waco, Texas,
9-4-06 |
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