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Stoneburg is an unincorporated community in Montague County, Texas, United States. It had a population of
approximately 51 in 1990.
History
Stoneburg sits at the intersection of U.S. Route 81 and Farm to Market Road 1806 in
east central Montague County. Bowie Lake is 2 miles southwest of
the town. The town developed after the construction of the Chicago,
Rock Island, and Texas Railway between Fort Worth, Texas and Salina, Kansas in
1893. The town's proximity to Bowie, however, limited the prospect
of major growth and the population never surpassed 150. Its post
office, opened in 1893, closed in 1954.
Education
The Gold-Burg Independent
School District serves area students. It is a consolidated
school district created by merging the Ringgold school district and
the Stoneburg school district. Elementary age students attend
school at Ringgold, while middle and high school
students attend school at Stoneburg.
Destruction
On April 9, 2009, Stoneburg was evacuated due to wildfires, and
subsequently was destroyed by fire.[1] The Texas
Forest Service described it as "burned over."[2]
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Coordinates: 33°40′16″N 97°54′19″W / 33.67111°N
97.90528°W / 33.67111;
-97.90528
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