Hiram is an

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in Kaufman County, located in the

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. According to the

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, the community had a population of 34 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

History

Hiram was once known as Locust Grove. A post office was established at Hiram in 1893 and remained in operation until 1906, with James Hiram Hughes as postmaster. The community had mercantile stores, a

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, three churches, a doctor's office, and a

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. The population of Hiram was 110 from 1904 to 30 in the late 1940s to 1990. It then had a Baptist church, a cemetery, and a

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all named Locust Grove in 1985. The population went up to 34 in 2000.

Geography

Hiram is located on Farm to Market Road 2965 south of

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on the eastern edge of Kaufman County.

Education

Hiram is served by the

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References

Unincorporated communities in Kaufman County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{KaufmanCountyTX-geo-stub