Stranger, Texas
Encyclopedia
Stranger, Texas is an unincorporated community
just north of Highway 7, and ten miles from Marlin
in eastern Falls County
, Texas
.
, being granted a post office in 1879. The most accepted story of how Stranger got its name was when a local blacksmith was asked what the naming of the town was. The response of the man was he didn't know, he just moved to the area, and that he was a stranger to town. In 1884, 200 people called Stranger home. Four churches called the place home, as did a school, steam cotton gin, corn mill and a hotel. After that the population stopped growing and started shrinking. By the 20th century, the town was down to 107 residents. By the 1940s, only one business was remaining in Stranger, and only half of the 107 people that were there forty years before. In the 1960s, the schools closed and consolidated with Marlin I.S.D.
In 2000, the population was reportedly 27.
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...
just north of Highway 7, and ten miles from Marlin
Marlin, Texas
Marlin is a city in Falls County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,628 at the 2000 census, but decreased to 5,967 by 2010. It is also the county seat of Falls County, and has been so since 1851...
in eastern Falls County
Falls County, Texas
Falls County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 18,576. In 2003, the population of the county was estimated to be 17,926. It is named for the waterfalls on the Brazos River, which can be found at the Falls On The Brazos Park, a campsite located only a few...
, 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...
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History
The area was first settled in the 1840s. The community is also called Upper or North Blue Ridge, being linked to Blue Ridge from south of town. Stranger first started to grow after the American Civil WarAmerican Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, being granted a post office in 1879. The most accepted story of how Stranger got its name was when a local blacksmith was asked what the naming of the town was. The response of the man was he didn't know, he just moved to the area, and that he was a stranger to town. In 1884, 200 people called Stranger home. Four churches called the place home, as did a school, steam cotton gin, corn mill and a hotel. After that the population stopped growing and started shrinking. By the 20th century, the town was down to 107 residents. By the 1940s, only one business was remaining in Stranger, and only half of the 107 people that were there forty years before. In the 1960s, the schools closed and consolidated with Marlin I.S.D.
Marlin Independent School District
Marlin Independent School District is a public school district based in Marlin, Texas . The district serves students in eastern Falls County.In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency...
In 2000, the population was reportedly 27.