McClanahan, Texas

McClanahan, Texas is an unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas, six miles northeast of the county seat, Marlin, on FM 147.^[1]

History

A post office operated in the small town from 1887 to 1904.^[2] In 1890, when the population peaked at 150 residents, the community had two general stores and a Baptist church. Population continued to drop thanks in part to the Missouri Pacific Railroad abandoning the tracks that had run through the town between Marlin and Waco. The population was 42 in 2000.

References

Municipalities and communities of Falls County, Texas, United States

County seat: Marlin

Cities	Bruceville-Eddy‡ Golinda‡ Lott Marlin Rosebud

CDP	Chilton

Other unincorporated communities	Barclay Blue Ridge Cedar Springs Cego Durango Highbank McClanahan Mooreville Perry Pleasant Grove Reagan Satin Stranger Tomlinson Hill Travis Westphalia Wilderville Zipperlandville

Ghost towns	Sarahville de Viesca

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 31°21′26″N 96°49′43″W / 31.35722°N 96.82861°W / 31.35722; -96.82861

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