Pendell, Texas
Appearance
Pendell, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 31°42′50″N 97°32′29″W / 31.71389°N 97.54139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Bosque |
Elevation | 600 ft (200 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 254 |
GNIS feature ID | 1380899[1] |
Pendell is a ghost town in Bosque County, in the U.S. state of Texas.
History
[edit]The only operating business in Pendell was a service station, with the community having a population from 20 to 25 in the 1940s. It was abandoned by the next decade and no longer appeared on maps in 1984.[2]
Geography
[edit]Pendell was located near the eastern bank of the Bosque River, 5 mi (8.0 km) northwest of Valley Mills and 23 mi (37 km) northwest of Waco in southern Bosque County.[2]
Education
[edit]Today, Pendell is located within the Clifton Independent School District.
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pendell, Texas
- ^ a b Yancy, Karen (January 1, 1995). "Greenock, TX". tshaonline.org.