Charlotte, Texas, Atascosa County. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

Charlotte is a sister city to Christine and Imogene. All three were named after the daughters of Dr. Charles Simmons. Imogene (the town) died early - in fact she never got far past the planning stages. She did have an oil company housing project for a time, but it is long gone.

Charlotte and Christine are doing fine. The land for Charlotte had originally been the Tobey Ranch. Jourdan Campbell (whose name lives on in Jourdanton and Cambellton) was part owner. The town was not platted in the traditional grid pattern, but as a wagon wheel, with the spokes leading to the town center. (A plan popular with jungle tribes in Venezuela and Brazil).

The town was laid out in 1910, although they didn't get around to incorporating until 1946. The first school was started in a dance hall over a bakery in 1913, but in a short time they had built a proper school.

Junction of Hwy 97 and FM 140
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2006

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