Stoneburg is an

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in Montague County,

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, United States. It had a population of approximately 51 in 1990.

History

Stoneburg sits at the intersection of

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and

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in east central Montague County. Bowie Lake is southwest of the town. The town developed after the construction of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Texas Railway between

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and

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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 Gold-Burg Independent School District is a public school district in northwestern Montague County, Texas (USA). A small portion of the district extends into northeastern Clay County. The district's name is a conglomerate of the two unincorpora ...

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

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at Stoneburg.

Destruction

On April 9, 2009, Stoneburg was evacuated due to wildfires, and subsequently was destroyed by fire. This evacuation describes the community as a ghost town. The

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described it as "burned over."

References

External links

* Unincorporated communities in Texas Unincorporated communities in Montague County, Texas {{MontagueCountyTX-geo-stub