Bulcher is a small, unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in far northwestern Cooke County

Cooke County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 36,363 people, 13,643 households, and 10,000 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile . There were 15,061 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...

, Texas

Texas

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, United States

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, approximately south of the Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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 border.

History

The area was first settled in 1872 as the threat of Indian raids began to wane. A post office was established in 1874 and a cotton gin in 1875. The Gainesville, Henrietta, and Western Railway passed south of Bulcher in present-day Muenster

Muenster, Texas

Muenster is a city in Cooke County, Texas, United States, along U.S. Route 82. The population was 1,556 at the 2000 census.-History:In 1887 the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad constructed a line from Gainesville to Henrietta that passed through the site that would become Muenster...

 in 1887 and Bulcher began to decline. Oil was discovered nearby in 1926 and after a brief spike in population, it resettled around 250. By 1933, the population was 40. Farm to Market Road 373

Farm to Market Road 373

Farm to Market Road 373 or FM 373 is a two-lane, state-maintained highway that connects the farming areas of southwestern Cooke County with Muenster...

 traverses the city from east to west, and Farm to Market Road 2382

Farm to Market Road 2382

Farm to Market Road 2382 is a two-lane farm to market road that connects St. Jo and Bulcher in northern Texas.-Route description:...

 junctions with FM 373 just west of town.

Today, it is a popular area for self-guided foliage tours, as well as home to a 2500-acre (10 km²) off-road motorcycle park popular with riders from all over the United States

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. The park is host to the annual Last Man Standing rough-terrain motorcycle race.