Millersview, Texas
Encyclopedia
Millersview is an unincorporated community
in Concho County, Texas
, United States
. It is located at the intersection of Farm-to-Market Roads 765 and 2134, near the west fork of the Mustang Creek
, and is a dozen miles southeast of Paint Rock
.
It was named for Edward D. Miller
, who co-founded the town with Henry Barr
. It was granted a post office
in 1903 and was still open in the 1990s. After the population dropped to 70 in 1970, the population has stayed consistently around 75 since 2000. Several buildings still stand today, including the school's former gym, which is still active, but as a community center.
The town is thought to be the only in the United States to use the name Millersview.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Concho County, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located at the intersection of Farm-to-Market Roads 765 and 2134, near the west fork of the Mustang Creek
Mustang Creek
Mustang Creek, originally Arroyo de Mesteño , later Mustang Gulch, is a short stream that fails to reach the San Joaquin River draining the slopes of part of foothills of the Diablo Range within the Central Valley of California, USA...
, and is a dozen miles southeast of Paint Rock
Paint Rock, Texas
Paint Rock is a town in and the county seat of Concho County, Texas, United States. The population was 320 at the 2000 census.The town's name comes from Indian pictographs painted on cliffs overlooking the nearby Concho River.These pictographs cover nearly half a mile upstream from the town of...
.
It was named for Edward D. Miller
Edward Miller
-Politics:*Edward Allan Miller , Canadian politician*Edward B. Miller , Deputy Chief of Staff to Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich*Edward E. Miller , U.S. Representative from Illinois...
, who co-founded the town with Henry Barr
Henry Barr
Henry Barr was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Renfrew North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1892 to 1898 as a Liberal member....
. It was granted a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
in 1903 and was still open in the 1990s. After the population dropped to 70 in 1970, the population has stayed consistently around 75 since 2000. Several buildings still stand today, including the school's former gym, which is still active, but as a community center.
The town is thought to be the only in the United States to use the name Millersview.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 160 |
| 1931 | 300 |
| 1933 | 100 |
| 1939 | 250 |
| 1963 | 175 |
| 1970 | 75 |