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LEVITA, TEXASCoryell County,
North Central Texas
FM 930 and FM 2412
10 miles NW of Gatesville
Population:
70 (1990)
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Levita Cemetery
Photo courtesy Jim and Lou Kinsey |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Mont Simpson donated the land for what had been initially called Simpsonville.
But another Simpsonville with a post office, prevented the use of
that name when the post office opened in 1886.
In 1890 the town had seventy-five people and three businesses and
by 914 there were 100 people living there.
Levita was finally connected with a railroad in 1911.The town had
a large rural school, a large flour mill, a gristmill, several doctors,
and a blacksmith and justice of the peace.
One early school building had stories with an outside staircase. Primary
grades had class downstairs, while the older students had classes
upstairs. Later a stone school was constructed. A fire ravaged Levita
in 1932 and the railroad pulled out in 1941. Around that time a new
post office was built, and Levita had several filling stations.
Levita's population remained around 200 throughout the 1930s and 1940s.
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Levita Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Jim and Lou Kinsey |
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Levita
United Methodist Church
Photo courtesy Jim and Lou Kinsey |
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Standpipe
water tower
Photo courtesy Jim and Lou Kinsey |
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Levita,
Texas Forum
Subject: Are
Their Doves in Levita?
Dear Texas Escapes, My name is Mary Jo Whitt and I live in Waco, Texas.
In 1871, My Great-grandmother Mary Synthia Dove lived in Levita and
apparently she died there and is presumedly buried in the cemetery
next to the Church. I know that there are some Doves buried there
now. I haven't been able to get in touch with the Pastor and have
visited there, but no one seem to be able to tell me if any of the
Doves still live there. I am trying to find out about them. If anyone
in Levita could contact me concerning any Doves now living in Levita,
I would greatly appreciate it. My telephone no. is 254-752-0511. Thank
you. - Mary Jo Whitt, Waco, Texas, 9-4-06
Anyone wishing to share history, stories, photos or memories of Levita,
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