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DEER CREEK, TEXAS

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Clay County, Central Texas North

FM 1883
15 Miles SW of Henrietta the county seat
Population: 0

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Deer Creek Texas scene
Deer Creek
Photo courtesy Mike Price, September 2009
History on a Pinhead

Settled with the birth of the 20th Century, no one is sure exactly which year. In fact, Deer Creek was hardly noticed at all. It wasn’t until the 1930s when anyone bothered to count the residents – which numbered fewer than ten people.

The population peaked in the 1940s when it swelled to twenty-five people (estimated). It did maintain a store and two churches as well as a school. In the mid 1960s the town had declined to the point where no one counted the populace any longer. Today only the weathered boards of the undistinguishable structures indicate the presence of a community.

A Visit to Deer Creek

Photographer's Note:
Kept running across road signs pointing to Deer Creek, so I checked out the map and took a detour. All I found along several miles of road was a few houses/ranches, the remains of several old buildings, and the cemetery. The picture shows about half of the graves in it. - Mike Price, September 2009
Deer Creek Texas - Deer Creek Cemetery
Deer Creek Cemetery
Photo courtesy Mike Price, September 2009
See Texas Cemeteries | Texas Ghost Towns
Deer Creek Texas windmill and ruins
Windmill and ruins
Photo courtesy Mike Price, September 2009

Take a road trip

Deer Creek, Texas Nearby Towns:
Henrietta the county seat
See Clay County | Central Texas North

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