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History in
a Pecan Shell
McCook got a late
start as towns in Texas go. The town was established sometime around
1925.
Information from the Handbook of Texas only gives an inventory
of buildings and no report on citizens, McCook history or who the
town was named after.
The town had forty people and two businesses in 1941.
In 1963 McCook still reported forty people and today there are less
than 100 people and no businesses.
Immaculate Conception Cemetery contains most of McCook's former
residents. |
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McCook, Texas
Greetings from South Texas
A bit of information for the small town of McCook. From what I have
gathered, McCook was established by some Polish folks that moved down
from Panna
Maria, Texas. They established a small farming community in south
Texas and built a nice church. The folks in McCook are a fine bunch
and right neighborly. I grew up in Edinburg,
about twenty five miles from McCook. I still remember some the the
names of the Polish students that came from McCook. We had the Kotzurs,
the Pavelics, the Pilarziks, the Pavlickas, the Sekulas and the Kellers
to name a few.
The community is still a small place, there is a corner store and
gas station. There are a few grain silos in the immediate area and
oil fields and pipelines just about everywhere. Most of the folks
are into dry farming or ranching with a few of the larger spreads
doing some wildlife management and guide hunting for trophy bucks
and exotics.
The post office is in the the corner general store. If you are ever
in the area, you should drop in and see the place. The locals may
even share a story with you about the latest rattler they ran into
or the bobcat that visits their pond in the evenings. It takes you
back, you'll be pleasantly surprised. - Richard Sanchez, August 20,
2006 |
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