Kildare, Texas

Kildare, Texas
Kildare, Texas
Unincorporated community
	Kildare Kildare
	Coordinates: 32°56′35″N 94°14′54″W / 32.94306°N 94.24833°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cass
Elevation	315 ft (96 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	903 & 430
GNIS feature ID	1374370

Kildare is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 49 in 2000.

History

The population was 106 in 2010.^[2]

Whittaker Memorial Cemetery is located near the community.^[3] Both it and the Masonic Lodge Hall and Baptist Church were added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[4]

Geography

Kildare is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 125 and 248, 8 mi (13 km) southeast of Linden, 12 mi (19 km) south of Atlanta, 40 mi (64 km) southwest of Texarkana, and 15 mi (24 km) northeast of Jefferson in southeastern Cass County.^[2]

Education

Kildare had its own school in 1884.^[5] Today, the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District serves area students.

Notable people

Cliff Bell, Negro league player
Shock Linwood, Baylor University running back

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kildare, Texas
^ ^a ^b "Kildare, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ "Whittaker Memorial Cemetery".
^ 9826
^ Kildare, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online

[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kildare, Texas

[Texas_Escapes-2] "Kildare, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[3] "Whittaker Memorial Cemetery".

[4] 9826

[Handbook-5] Kildare, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online

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