Kildare, Texas Explained

Official Name:Kildare, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Kildare
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cass
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:315
Coordinates:32.9431°N -94.2483°W
Area Code:903 & 430
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1374370

Kildare is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 49 in 2000.

History

The population was 106 in 2010.

Whittaker Memorial Cemetery is located near the community.[1] Both it and the Masonic Lodge Hall and Baptist Church were added to the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Geography

Kildare is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 125 and 248, 8miles southeast of Linden, 12miles south of Atlanta, 40miles southwest of Texarkana, and 15miles northeast of Jefferson in southeastern Cass County.[3]

Education

Kildare had its own school in 1884. Today, the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District serves area students.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Whittaker Memorial Cemetery.
  2. https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5067009826 9826
  3. Web site: Kildare, Texas . Texas Escapes Online Magazine . 2024-03-19.