Official Name: | Eylau, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Eylau |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bowie |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 322 |
Coordinates: | 33.3792°N -94.1164°W |
Area Code: | 430 & 903 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1357139 |
Eylau is a ghost town in Bowie County, Texas, United States.
Collin M. Akin bought land along the river and established Eylau sometime after the Battle of San Jacinto. A post office was established at Eylau in 1885 and remained in operation until 1895. Its population was 30 in 1890. It ceased to exist as a community in 1940.[1]
Eylau is located on U.S. Route 59, 5.1miles southwest of Texarkana.
A school on Collin M. Akin's land was consolidated with the Sylar School on the M.H. Jones survey in 1886.[1] Today, the community of Eylau is served by the Liberty-Eylau Independent School District.