Siloam is an
unincorporated community in
Bowie County
Bowie County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. Its legal county seat is Boston, though its courthouse is located in New Boston. As of the 2020 census, the population was 92,893. Bowie County is part of the Texarkana metropolitan s ...
, in the
U.S. state of
Texas.
According to the
Handbook of Texas
The ''Handbook of Texas'' is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA).
History
The original ''Handbook'' was the brainchild of TSHA President Wal ...
, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the
Texarkana metropolitan area.
History
Siloam was settled sometime before the
American Civil War. A post office was established at Siloam in 1895 and remained in operation until 1907. The locals were farmers and
lumberjack
Lumberjacks are mostly North American workers in the logging industry who perform the initial harvesting and transport of trees for ultimate processing into forest products. The term usually refers to loggers in the era (before 1945 in the Unite ...
s. Its population ranged from 38 in 1910, 75 from 1933 to 1964, and 50 from 1982 through 2000 with no businesses.
Geography
Siloam is located northwest of
Simms Simms may refer to:
First or middle name
* Anna Simms Banks (1862–1923), American educator and politician
* E. Simms Campbell (1906–1971), American cartoonist
* Mary Simms Oliphant (1891–1988), American historian
* Simms Taback (1932–2011 ...
in southwestern Bowie County.
Education
Siloam is served by the
Simms Independent School District
Simms Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Simms, Texas, Simms, Texas (United States, USA).
The district has three campuses - James Bowie High (Grades 9-12), James Bowie Middle (Grades 6-8), and James ...
.
References
Unincorporated communities in Bowie County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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