Mangum, Texas

Mangum was an unincorporated town in Eastland County, Texas, United States.^[1] It was founded in the late 1890s at the intersection of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway (abandoned in 1967) and the Eastland, Wichita Falls and Gulf Railroad (abandoned in 1944). Mangum was named for the Bob Mangum family.^{[citation needed]} The town's population peaked in 1915 at 125; by 1936, only a handful of residents remained. In 2000, the population of Mangum was estimated at 15.^{[citation needed]}

History

In 1910, the town had a population of 300 people.^[2]^: 295

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mangum, Texas
^ Phillips, William Battle (1914). The Mineral Resources of Texas. University of Texas. Retrieved August 16, 2024.

External links

Mangum, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online

32°19′12″N 98°51′34″W / 32.32000°N 98.85944°W / 32.32000; -98.85944

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mangum, Texas

[2] Phillips, William Battle (1914). The Mineral Resources of Texas. University of Texas. Retrieved August 16, 2024.

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