Roosevelt, Texas (other)
Roosevelt, Texas may refer to: *Roosevelt, Kimble County, Texas, a ghost town *Roosevelt, Lubbock County, Texas Roosevelt is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Lubbock County, Texas, Lubbock County, Texas, United States. It sits at an elevation of 3136 feet (956 m). The community is part of the Lubbock, Texas, Lubbock Lubbock metropolitan are ..., an unincorporated community {{place name disambiguation ...
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Roosevelt, Kimble County, Texas
Roosevelt is a historical community located 16 miles west of Junction on Texas Loop 291 in Kimble County, Texas, United States. Roosevelt has a small population of 9 people with several other ranching families outside the community limits. In 1997, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 4343 was designated to acknowledge the community of Roosevelt, Texas. Roosevelt is home to the Simon Brothers Cafe, Lyssy & Eckel Feeds and Allison Well Drilling. Roosevelt is located along Interstate 10 at its midpoint in Texas, approximately 438 miles from both the New Mexico and Louisiana border. History The establishment of Roosevelt happened when Alice C.E. Wagoner was appointed postmistress and a post office was established on August 22, 1898. Wagoner applied for the community as a different name, but the United States Postal Service named the town Roosevelt. It is presumed that the postal service chose the name for Theodore Roosevelt, who had made headlines the month before on July 1, 1898, ...
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