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Rock Springs, Bosque County, Texas

Coordinates: 31°41′10″N 97°25′00″W / 31.68611°N 97.41667°W / 31.68611; -97.41667
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Rock Springs, Bosque County, Texas
Rock Springs is located in Texas
Rock Springs
Rock Springs
Rock Springs is located in the United States
Rock Springs
Rock Springs
Coordinates: 31°41′10″N 97°25′00″W / 31.68611°N 97.41667°W / 31.68611; -97.41667
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBosque
Elevation627 ft (191 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code254
GNIS feature ID1380907[1]

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

History

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

Geography

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

Education

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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

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  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.