Bentonville, Texas Explained

Bentonville[1] is an unincorporated community in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. It lies on State Highway 44, seven miles (11 km) east of Alice in east-central Jim Wells County.

History

A post office established here in 1910 and operated until 1932. Bentonville was named for an early settler. By 1914, the community had a population of fifty, two general stores, a cotton gin, and a blacksmith. A stop on the Texas Mexican Railway was also established there that year. By 1936, the town had only scattered dwellings and farm units. In 1949, it had a population of twenty and one business. The population remained constant in the 1950s and 1960s, but decreased to fifteen in 1974. In 1979, the community had scattered dwellings, a windmill, an oil well, and was a stop on the Texas Mexican Railway. In 2000, the population was still fifteen.[2]

References

27.7758°N -97.9581°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bentonville, Texas . 2007-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120427121613/http://abstusa.com/tx/bentonville . 2012-04-27 . dead .
  2. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnb26 Handbook of Texas Online