Coltharp, Texas

Coltharp was an Unincorporated area in Houston County, Texas. It was located on the Cochino Bayou 20 miles east of Crockett, approximately where the intersection of Farm to Market Road 513 and Forrest Service Road 521 A is located.[1][2]

History

Coltharp was founded by a store and mill owner who settled in the area before the 1860s (probably around 1857, when a post office was first settled there). By 1891, there were Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian congregations, a school, several mills, a gunsmith, and a blacksmith in Coltharp. A year later, a constable, 2 justices, and a doctor arrived in the town and had a population of 100. 5 years later, the population dwindled to 75, but jumped back up to 115 in 1900, the last time there was a population estimate. The town apparently was abandoned by 1946 because it no longer appeared on the highway map.[3]

Education

Coltharp School was founded no later than 1884 and closed in 1925. Today, any students in the area is zoned in the Kennard Independent School District.[4][5]

References
  1. CHRISTOPHER, LONG, (2010-06-12). "COCHINO BAYOU". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2018-04-21.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. MIKE, SMALLEY, (2010-06-12). "COLTHARP, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2018-04-21.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  4. MIKE, SMALLEY, (2010-06-12). "COLTHARP, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2018-04-21.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  5. "Kennard ISD :: School District Map of the Kennard ISD :: MapTechnica". www.maptechnica.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
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