Crossville, Texas. (original) (raw)

History in Pecan Shell

Early settler James M. Cross is the town�s namesake. Settlement began prior to the Civil War, although it wasn�t until 1872 when a post office was granted.

The 1880 Census counted forty residents in Crossville, but nevertheless, the post office closed the following year.

The community lived through both the Great Depression and WWII, sharing the good and bad (mostly bad) with neighbors Ruth and Eliga, Texas. All three communities were made part of Camp (Now Fort) Hood when it was established in 1942.

Greetings from Camp Hood
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/

Vintage map showing Crossville in far western Bell County
From Texas state map #10749
Modified 1920s map courtesy Texas General Land Office

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