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WELCH, TEXAS
Dawson County, Texas
Panhandle
32° 55' 35" N, 102° 7' 38" W (32.926389, -102.127222)
Highways 137 and 83 and FMs 829 and 2053
10 Miles NE of Cedar Lake
19 Miles NW of Lamesa
64 Miles NW of Big
Spring
21 Miles SE of Brownfield
ZIP Code 79377
Area code 806
Population: 222 (2010) 110 (2000, 1990)
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Welch water
tower
Photo courtesy Ken
Rudine, August 2005 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Welch
has no 19th Century history. It began when storekeeper Charley Holden
opened his grocery in 1924 when the community was still called "Shack
Town."
Neighboring communities of Lou and Pride
were absorbed in 1934 when a new post office was opened under the
name of Welch. As the other towns declined, Welch grew. Area children
attended schools in Welch which provided both grammer and high schools.
The origin of the name is not known, and the community has never exceeded
a population of 200. From 185 people in 1949, it declined to 110 for
the 1980 census, and increased to 222 in 2010. |
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