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Unincorporated community in Texas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oscar is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 40 in 2000.[citation needed] It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
The community first came into existence when several Czech families settled in the area in the late 19th century. A post office was established at Oscar in 1892 and remained in operation until 1904. Oscar had 115 residents that were served by a cotton gin, a hotel, a general store, a blacksmith, and a barber in 1896. It plunged to 40 residents alongside two businesses in 1946. Both businesses closed thereafter, and its population was reported as 40 from 1990 through 2000.[2]
Oscar is located on Little Elm Creek and Farm to Market Road 3117, 6 mi (9.7 km) east of Temple in eastern Bell County.[2]
Oscar had its own school in 1946.[2] Today, the community is served by the Rogers Independent School District.
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