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Goldsboro is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Coleman County, Texas Coleman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,684. The county seat is Coleman. The county was founded in 1858 and organized in 1864. It is named for Robert M. Coleman, a signer of ...
, United States. According to the ''
Handbook of Texas The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is an American nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, United States, on March 2, 1897. In November 2008, the ...
'', the community had an estimated population of 30 in 2000.


History

The Pecos Valley and Northern Texas Railway was what established Goldsboro in 1910-1911. It was given this name for the
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color of stones in the nearby hills. The community had 100 residents served by two businesses in 1940. The population dropped to 30 from 1980 to 2000. On March 14, 1982, an F3 tornado struck Goldsboro. The community sustained significant damage; one home was mostly destroyed in this area. The tornado also flattened an oil rig.


Geography

Goldsboro is on U.S. Highway 84 in northwestern Coleman County.


Education

Goldsboro is served by the Coleman Independent School District.


Notable person

* Frances Daisy Emery Allen, pioneering physician who moved her practice to Goldsboro in 1910. Her daughter, Sheila, was born here.


References

Unincorporated communities in Coleman County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{ColemanCountyTX-geo-stub