Carterville, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
33°4′9″N 94°28′20″W / 33.06917°N 94.47222°W / 33.06917; -94.47222Carterville is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 39 in 2000.
History
Carterville was said to have been settled in the 1860s and was named for a family of local settlers. In the 1960s, the community reached its population zenith of 75. There was a business, a town hall, and a church in Carterville in 1983. The population went down to 25 in 1990 then grew to 39 in 2000.[2]
Geography
Carterville is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 995 and 130, 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Linden in western Cass County.[2]
Education
Today, the community is served by the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carterville, Texas
- ^ a b Carterville, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online