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'''Roans Prairie''' (or '''Roan's Prairie''') is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Grimes County, Texas|Grimes County]], [[Texas]], [[United States]] located at the intersection of State Highways 30 and 90, seventeen miles northeast of Navasota in central Grimes County. <ref name="Texas Handbook"/> |
'''Roans Prairie''' (or '''Roan's Prairie''') is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Grimes County, Texas|Grimes County]], [[Texas]], [[United States]] located at the intersection of State Highways 30 and 90, seventeen miles northeast of Navasota in central Grimes County. <ref name="Texas Handbook">{{cite web | url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/RR/hnr32.html | title = Roans Prairie, Texas | format = | work = | publisher = [[The Handbook of Texas]] online | date = | accessdate = 2009-10-25}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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It was named for Willis I. Roan, who moved from Alabama to the vicinity of the headwaters of Rocky Creek about 1841. The area was first settled during the early 1830s, but it was not until the mid-1840s that a community began to develop. Roan, with a large contingent of slaves, constructed a substantial log house, opened a general merchandise store, and in 1849 became the settlement's first postmaster. A stage route from Huntsville to San Antonio passed through the town, and a stage depot was erected there. An early school, known as the Coon Ridge school, was established north of the settlement. A second school, at Oakland, was established one mile east of town on the lower floor of a two-story frame building; the local Baptist church, organized in 1854 as Oakland Baptist, used the building as a meetinghouse. The upper floor served as a Grange hall during the late 1870s. In 1903 the International-Great Northern Railroad extended its Madisonville branch line through the community. The Smith Land and Improvement Company developed the site and renamed the town Steadmanville, but the name was soon changed back to Roans Prairie. In 1904 a new two-story frame schoolhouse was erected. The I&GN ran a spur to a rock quarry north of town, over which sand, gravel, and rock were hauled for the construction of the Galveston Seawall. |
It was named for Willis I. Roan, who moved from Alabama to the vicinity of the headwaters of Rocky Creek about 1841. The area was first settled during the early 1830s, but it was not until the mid-1840s that a community began to develop. Roan, with a large contingent of slaves, constructed a substantial log house, opened a general merchandise store, and in 1849 became the settlement's first postmaster. A stage route from Huntsville to San Antonio passed through the town, and a stage depot was erected there. An early school, known as the Coon Ridge school, was established north of the settlement. A second school, at Oakland, was established one mile east of town on the lower floor of a two-story frame building; the local Baptist church, organized in 1854 as Oakland Baptist, used the building as a meetinghouse. The upper floor served as a Grange hall during the late 1870s. In 1903 the International-Great Northern Railroad extended its Madisonville branch line through the community. The Smith Land and Improvement Company developed the site and renamed the town Steadmanville, but the name was soon changed back to Roans Prairie. In 1904 a new two-story frame schoolhouse was erected. The I&GN ran a spur to a rock quarry north of town, over which sand, gravel, and rock were hauled for the construction of the Galveston Seawall. |
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| Country | United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Grimes |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 56 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 936 |
Roans Prairie (or Roan's Prairie) is an unincorporated community in Grimes County, Texas, United States located at the intersection of State Highways 30 and 90, seventeen miles northeast of Navasota in central Grimes County. [1]
History
It was named for Willis I. Roan, who moved from Alabama to the vicinity of the headwaters of Rocky Creek about 1841. The area was first settled during the early 1830s, but it was not until the mid-1840s that a community began to develop. Roan, with a large contingent of slaves, constructed a substantial log house, opened a general merchandise store, and in 1849 became the settlement's first postmaster. A stage route from Huntsville to San Antonio passed through the town, and a stage depot was erected there. An early school, known as the Coon Ridge school, was established north of the settlement. A second school, at Oakland, was established one mile east of town on the lower floor of a two-story frame building; the local Baptist church, organized in 1854 as Oakland Baptist, used the building as a meetinghouse. The upper floor served as a Grange hall during the late 1870s. In 1903 the International-Great Northern Railroad extended its Madisonville branch line through the community. The Smith Land and Improvement Company developed the site and renamed the town Steadmanville, but the name was soon changed back to Roans Prairie. In 1904 a new two-story frame schoolhouse was erected. The I&GN ran a spur to a rock quarry north of town, over which sand, gravel, and rock were hauled for the construction of the Galveston Seawall. In 1915 the population of Roans Prairie was an estimated 250. By 1936 it had fallen to an estimated 100, and the town had five businesses. In 1944 the population climbed to an estimated 150 and was reported at that level until 1969, when an estimated population of fifty-six and two accredited businesses were recorded. Through 2000 the population of Roans Prairie remained an estimated fifty-six.[1]
Although it is unincorporated, Roans Prairie has a post office, with the ZIP code of 77875.
Education
Public education in the community of Roans Prairie is provided by the Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District.
References
- ^ a b "Roans Prairie, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/RR/hnr32.html
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roans Prairie, Texas
- Roans Prairie, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
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