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CLOSE CITY, TEXAS
Garza County, Texas
Panhandle
Ranch Road 399
2 Miles N of Highway 380
11 Miles
W of Post
Population:
00094 (2000)
Close City, Texas Area Hotels:
Post
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History in a Pecan
Shell
Close
City’s history is closely tied to that of nearby Post
since it was included in Charles William Post’s initial land purchase and was
supposed to be Garza County’s seat of government.
Nicknamed “Ragtown”
for the number of tents used by pioneer settlers, Close City would’ve been the
county seat had surveyors not discovered it was a little off-center. Eleven miles
off-center. Whatever construction that was in progress abruptly stopped and Charles
Post chose a more centrally-located spot which became his namesake town – and
the county seat.
But Close City was not out. Development was slow and the
town only had 50 residents, but these were enough to support a school, churches
and a store.
The school fell victim to consolidation in 1950 when it merged
with the Post ISD. The population,
which had stood at just over 100 residents in 1990 has declined slightly to 94
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