Gerald, Texas. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

Named to honor McLennan County Judge George Bruce Gerald, the community was granted a post office in March of 1888.

By the mid-1890s Gerald peaked with a population of 300 served by two general stores and a cotton gin. Shortly thereafter, the town went into a decline. The post office closed in 1904 and the population fell to 126 that year.

The town managed to get through the Great Depression although population figures aren�t available. After WWII Gerald�s school merged with those in West, Texas.

Today only the church and cemetery remain.

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