Enloe, Texas

Enloe is an unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas, United States.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 113 in 2000.^[2]

Enloe, Texas
Unincorporated community
Farm to Market Road 198 in Enloe
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Coordinates: 33°25′58″N 95°39′27″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Delta
Elevation [1]	495 ft (151 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	903 & 430
GNIS feature ID	1357032[1]

History

The region was first settled in 1888 and incorporated in 1897 upon the construction of a railway stop. 113 people were living there as of 1990 and 2000.^[2] It went up to 125 in 2010.^[3]

On June 2, 1954, a large, 1,000 yd-wide (910 m) F2 tornado killed one and injured eight in Enloe.^[4] On January 10, 2020, an EF0 tornado struck Enloe. A couple of small outbuildings were destroyed with debris scattered a few hundred yards downwind in a subtle cyclonic pattern.^[5]

Today, there are two museums in Enloe; the Patterson Museum and the Clara Foster Slough Museum.^[6][7]

Geography

Enloe is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 2949 and 198, 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Cooper in north-central Delta County. It also borders a nearby stream, Brushy Creek, to the southwest.^[2]

Notable people

• Lester Bangs, music journalist and critic. His father is from Enloe.^[8]
• Goldie Holt, professional baseball player, scout, coach and manager.^[9]

Gallery

• 
  Clara Foster Slough Museum

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Enloe, Texas
2. Enloe, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
3. "Ben Franklin, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
4. "1/1-8/1/1954 Tornadoes". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 4, 2022."8/2-12/31/1954 Tornadoes". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
5. Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
6. "Delta County Patterson Memorial Museum". 88.9 KETR. Retrieved August 30, 2022.; "The Delta County Patterson Memorial Museum, Inc. · Mrs Norvelle Stockton, Enloe, TX 75441". opengovus.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
7. "Enloe, Texas". www.texasescapes.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.; "Clara Foster Slough Museum". Texas Time Travel. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
8. "My Highschool Days With Lester Bangs". San Diego Reader. July 13, 2000. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
9. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=holt--001gol ^{[bare URL]}