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BATEMAN, TEXAS

Bastrop County, Central Texas S
Highway 86
18 miles SW of Bastrop
5 miles SW of Red Rock
SE of Austin
Population: ?

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Bateman Baptist Church. More Texas Churches
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2006

History in a Pecan Shell

Named for an early settler, the town came into being in the early 1880s. The railroad arrived sometime in the 1890s and the post office was granted in 1900 and closed four years later.

Bateman only had two businesses, and a population of fifty through the 1930s. It remained at that level for years - finally reaching a point where no one seemed to care.

Bateman Texas closed gas station with coca cola signs

A closed gas station. More Texas Gas Stations
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2006

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