Kildare, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
32°56′35″N 94°14′54″W / 32.94306°N 94.24833°W / 32.94306; -94.24833Kildare is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 49 in 2000.
History
The population was 106 in 2010.[2]
Whittaker Memorial Cemetery is located near the community.[3] Both it and the Masonic Lodge Hall and Baptist Church were added to the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Geography
Kildare is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 125 and 248, 8 mi (13 km) southeast of Linden, 12 mi (19 km) south of Atlanta, 40 mi (64 km) southwest of Texarkana, and 15 mi (24 km) northeast of Jefferson in southeastern Cass County.[2]
Education
Kildare had its own school in 1884.[5] Today, the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District serves area students.
Notable people
- Cliff Bell, Negro league player
- Shock Linwood, Baylor University running back
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kildare, Texas
- ^ a b "Kildare, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "Whittaker Memorial Cemetery".
- ^ 9826
- ^ Kildare, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
