Edna Hill, Texas
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Edna Hill is an unincorporated community
in Erath County
, Texas
, United States
located in the extreme southwestern corner of the county along Fm-1702 around nine miles south of the City of Dublin
in Central Texas
. The first settlers of the area arrived around the 1850s. In the early 1900s a school was opened in the community and from 1935-1940 Edna Hill consisted of the school, numerous homes, and 2 churches. In the last half of the 1940s the Edna Hill School District consolited with Dublin Schools. In the 1960s Edna Hill's population was around 32 where it remained steady from the late 1970s to the 2000s. Through out this time the community consisted of numerous homes and the Edna Hill Baptist Church.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Erath County
Erath County, Texas
Erath County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 33,001. It is named for George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor and a soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto. The seat of the county is Stephenville....
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
located in the extreme southwestern corner of the county along Fm-1702 around nine miles south of the City of Dublin
Dublin, Texas
Dublin is a city located in southwestern Erath County in Central Texas. The population was 3,754 at the time of the 2000 census.The town is the home of the world's oldest Dr Pepper bottling plant...
in Central Texas
Central Texas
Central Texas , is a region in the U.S. state of Texas. It is roughly bordered by San Marcos to Fredericksburg to Waco, and to Brenham, and includes the Austin–Round Rock, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Bryan-College Station, and Waco metropolitan areas...
. The first settlers of the area arrived around the 1850s. In the early 1900s a school was opened in the community and from 1935-1940 Edna Hill consisted of the school, numerous homes, and 2 churches. In the last half of the 1940s the Edna Hill School District consolited with Dublin Schools. In the 1960s Edna Hill's population was around 32 where it remained steady from the late 1970s to the 2000s. Through out this time the community consisted of numerous homes and the Edna Hill Baptist Church.