Pancake is an
unincorporated community
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in
Coryell County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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.
According to the
Handbook of Texas
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, the community had a population of 11 in 2000. It is located within the
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
History
Pancake contained a post office from 1884 until 1908, with a brief interruption.
The first postmaster, John R. Pancake, gave the community its name. It was originally named Bush. Its mail delivery is now sent from
Jonesboro. In 1896, the community had 200 residents, a general store, a
flour mill
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, and a gin. Its population plunged to 25 from the 1930s to the 1960s, then to 11 in 2000.
Geography
Pancake is located at the intersection of
Farm to Market Roads 217 and
2955, northwest of
Gatesville in northern Coryell County.
Education
Pancake is served by the
Jonesboro Independent School District.
References
Unincorporated communities in Coryell County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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