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SPOFFORD, TEXAS

Kinney County, Texas Hill Country

29°10'22"N 100°24'41"W (29.172681, -100.411388)

TX Hwy 131 and FM 1572
24 miles N of U.S. Route 277
10 miles S of Brackettville the county seat
42 miles SE of Del Rio
46 miles from Eagle Pass
ZIP Code 78877
Area code 830
Population: 97 Est. (2019)
95 (2010) 75 (2000) 68 (1990)

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Spofford Cemetery, Texas
Spofford Cemetery
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2008

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History in a Pecan Shell

Spofford was named after C.K. Spofford who opened a hotel in town shortly after the railroad came through in 1882. The town grew around the hotel and they were granted a post office in 1884. By 1900 they had 100 residents and by 1896 they had their first school.

The Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad had chosen Spofford over Brackettville. At Spofford they laid a spur to Eagle Pass and the main line continued on to Langtry.

The population reached the high water mark of 373 people in the mid-1940s. After the school consolidations in the 40s - Spofford's students were bussed to Brackettville. In 1961 the population was only 138 and it went as low as 54 people in the mid 70s.

Spofford Tx St Blaise Catholic Church
St. Blaise Catholic Church
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2008
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Spofford Tx 1st Railroad Bridge Over Elm Creek
Railroad Bridge Over Elm Creek in Spofford
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Spofford Tx 2nd Railroad Bridge Over Elm Creek
Another Railroad Bridge Over Elm Creek
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2008


Spofford Tx Railroad bridge over Lindsey Creek
Railroad bridge over Lindsey Creek
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Spofford Tx Strap Iron Jail
Strap-Iron Jail
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Spofford Tx Strap Iron Jail
Close up of the strap-iron jail
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2008


Spofford Tx Strap Iron Jail
Close up of the strap-iron jail
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2008

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Spofford, Texas Forum

... They claimed to have a real ghost near there. She was from England, and hanged herself at Ft. Clark. - Sincerely, Eileen Locke

Kinney County TX 1940s map
1940s Kinney County map showing Spofford
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Spofford, Texas Nearby Towns:
Brackettville the county seat
Del Rio
Eagle Pass
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