Mosheim, Texas

Mosheim is an unincorporated community in Bosque County in Central Texas. It has a population of around 50 people.

Overview

The town is about 7.5 miles west of Valley Mills, Texas, and 23 miles northwest of Waco, Texas.

The town was settled in the 1850s by Jonathan Dansby. Jeff Howard built the first store in 1886, and it was then called Mosheim. The post office was closed in 1976.

In the mid 1900s, the town had around 200 people, with the population dropping to 75 in the late 1960s.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsNorth/MosheimTexas.htm

Municipalities and communities of Bosque County, Texas, United States

County seat: Meridian

Cities	Clifton Cranfills Gap‡ Iredell Meridian Morgan Valley Mills‡ Walnut Springs

CDPs	Laguna Park

Other unincorporated communities	Cayote Kopperl Mosheim Lakeside Village

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

Coordinates: 31°37′35″N 97°36′00″W / 31.62639°N 97.60000°W / 31.62639; -97.60000

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