Marlow is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 45 in 2000.
Marlow, Texas | |
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  Marlow  Marlow | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′56″N 96°55′18″W / 30.84889°N 96.92167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Milam |
| Elevation | 371 ft (113 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 512 & 737 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034840[1] |
History
editThe community was originally known as Devils Bend because of the illegal gambling that took place in the area in the 1880s. Ben Marlow was given a land grant for a Baptist church and cemetery, and the community was subsequently renamed Marlow in honor of him. The 1941 county highway map showed a church, a business, and several scattered houses in the area. Its population was 45 from 1990 through 2000.[2]
Geography
editMarlow is located a mile north of Farm to Market Road 2095 near the Little River, 3 mi (4.8 km) east of Cameron in central Milam County.[2]
Education
editA school was built on Ben Marlow's land grant. In 1903, there were two schools in Marlow; one had two teachers and 72 White students and the other had one teacher and 57 Black students. They joined the Cameron Independent School District in the early 1930s.[2]