Pioneer, Texas. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

The community was established in the early 1880s and was granted a post office in 1885. It had an uneventful history until the 1920s when it underwent an oil boom. From a mere 30 people, it exploded to an estimated 5,000 residents � who all left after the boom subsided. The 1980 population was reported to be 40 and that figure was the same for the 2000 census.

Photographer's Note:
"Pioneer was a pleasant little surprise. It is on FM374 about 4-1/2 miles SE of Cross Plains or about 7 miles NW of Rising Star. I somehow missed the Pioneer Cemetery right on TX 36." - Barclay Gibson

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