Rock Springs, Bosque County, Texas

Ghost town in Texas, United States
31°41′9″N 97°25′0.05″W / 31.68583°N 97.4166806°W / 31.68583; -97.4166806CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyBosqueElevation
627 ft (191 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code254GNIS feature ID1380907[1]

Rock Springs is a ghost town in Bosque County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1]

History

Rock Springs also went by the name The Colony and was the only predominantly black community in the county.

Geography

Rock Springs was located on Farm to Market Road 1367 in south-central Bosque County, near the McLennan County line.

Education

James Sadler was an educator and built a school on his land grant.[2] Today, Rock Springs is located within the Cranfills Gap Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Springs, Bosque County, Texas
  2. ^ Means, Bertha Sadler (September 1, 1995). "Rock Springs, TX (Bosque County)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
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