Locations
For Davis, Texas, an unincorporated community and the county seat of Jeff Davis County, is located on Limpia Creek at the intersection of State Highways 17 and 118. Fort Davis, established in 1854 as a frontier military fort, was tasked with ensuring the safety of the mail and travelers on the San Antonio-El Paso Road.
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Florence, Texas, in northwestern Williamson County on State Highway 195, originally was known as Brooksville until a post office opened. The town was named Florence for one of two reasons, and no one knows which for sure. The first postmaster's hometown was Florence, Alabama, and the daughter of the town's first merchant was named Florence.
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Flatonia, Texas is located in Fayette County on Interstate Highway 10, U.S. Highway 90 & the mainline of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Flatonia was established by combining two settlements, Flatonia and Oso, which moved to the railroad tracks that came through the area in 1874.
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Evant, Texas is located in Coryell County on US Highway 84. Once a thriving farming community, the town's population peaked in the 1950s.
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Eden, Texas is located at the junction of US highways 83 and 87 in Concho County and is the closest town to the geodetic center of Texas, which is 18.5 miles west-southwest of town.
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