Stoneburg is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Montague County

Montague County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 19,117 people, 7,770 households, and 5,485 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 9,862 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...

, Texas

Texas

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, United States

United States

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. It had a population of approximately 51 in 1990.

History

Stoneburg sits at the intersection of U.S. Route 81

U.S. Route 81

U.S. Route 81 is one of the many United States Numbered Highways established in 1926 by the US Department of Agriculture Bureau of Public Roads....

 and Farm to Market Road 1806

Farm to Market Road 1806

Farm to Market Road 1806 or FM 1806, is a two-lane, state-maintained highway that connects the farming areas of west central Montague County to the county seat, Montague...

 in east central Montague County. Bowie Lake is 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of the town. The town developed after the construction of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Texas Railway between Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

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 and Salina, Kansas

Salina, Kansas

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 in 1893. The town's proximity to Bowie, however, limited the prospect of major growth and the population never surpassed 150. Its post office, opened in 1893, closed in 1954.

Education

The Gold-Burg Independent School District

Gold-Burg Independent School District

Gold-Burg Independent School District is a public school district in northwestern Montague County, Texas . A small portion of the district extends into northeastern Clay County....

 serves area students. It is a consolidated school district created by merging the Ringgold school district and the Stoneburg school district. Elementary age students attend school at Ringgold

Ringgold, Texas

Ringgold is an unincorporated town in Montague County, Texas, United States, with an estimated population of 100 people. It is located approximately 20 miles northwest of Montague, the county seat.The town's major industry is cattle ranching.-Schools:...

, while middle and high school students attend school at Stoneburg.

Destruction

On April 9, 2009, Stoneburg was evacuated due to wildfires, and subsequently was destroyed by fire. The Texas Forest Service

Texas Forest Service

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described it as "burned over."

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