Rock Springs is a ghost town in Bosque County, in the U.S. state of Texas.
Rock Springs, Bosque County, Texas | |
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  Rock Springs  Rock Springs | |
| Coordinates: 31°41′10″N 97°25′00″W / 31.68611°N 97.41667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bosque |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 254 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380907[1] |
History
editRock Springs also went by the name The Colony and was the only predominantly black community in the county.
Geography
editRock Springs was located on Farm to Market Road 1367 in south-central Bosque County, near the McLennan County line.
Education
editJames 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
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Springs, Bosque County, Texas
- ^ Means, Bertha Sadler (September 1, 1995). "Rock Springs, TX (Bosque County)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved August 6, 2024.