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LILLIE,
TEXAS
AKA Lilly, TexasTexas
Ghost Town
Collingsworth County, Texas
Panhandle
2.5 Miles W of where U.S. HWY 83 meets the Salt Fork
of the Red River
Population: 0 |
| Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
History
in a Pecan Shell Lillie
was once a part of the huge English-owned Rocking Chair Ranch. Organized as one
of Collingsworth county’s school districts around the turn of the century, the
village was granted a post office in 1905 which remained in operation only until
the Spring of 1910.
Lillie was a stop on the Ft. Worth and Denver City
railroad, but that didn’t count for much economically. Lillie did appear on early
maps but has since been erased from most. The name Lillie lives on in the name
of nearby church (on FM 2344). |
1907
Collingsworth County Postal map showing Lillie
(Below
"NG" in "COLLINGSWORTH")
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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