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LONNIE, TEXAS


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Childress County, Texas Panhandle

About 1 Mile E of US 62 / 83 on CR "L"
Population: Unknown

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Lonnie church
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008

History on a Pinhead

There is no telling how many people occupied this place. The lone population figure comes from 1945 when 10 residents were reported. The land had been owned by a large ranch (The Diamond Tail) but it did have a post office briefly from 1909 to 1913. A community hall has been reported in the vicinity as late as the 1987.
Photographer's Note:
"All I know about Lonnie is this church. It may be all there ever was in the first place. It is located about 1 mile east of US 62/83 on CR "L".

The church door was locked so I took a couple of pictures through the keyhole while keeping an eye on the nearby cattle." - Barclay Gibson

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Lonnie church interior through the keyhole
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008


LonnieTX church
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008
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Longhorns in Lonnie
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008
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Lonnie TX 1910 postmark
Lonnie TX 1910 postmark
Postcard canceled with "Lonie" TX 1910 postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection



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