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VEALMOOR,
TEXASHoward
County, Panhandle / West Texas
On
the northern Howard County line
FM 1584
and FM 1784
16 Miles N of Big
Spring
46 Miles NE of Midland
Population:
179 (2000)
Area
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History in a Pecan
Shell
It
is thought that Mrs. Minnie Slaughter Veal is the town's namesake. It is believed
that the town started in 1880 when Christopher Columbus Slaughter established
a ranch just east of present-day Vealmoor. Life at Vealmoor appears to have been
quiet.
The town had a post office by 1926 but no population figures were
available. The1947 population figure was a mere 20 people which peaked at 190
in the mid 1960s. The post office had closed by 1980 and the population remained
at 179 - a figure that's been used ever since. | | |
