McMillan, Texas explained

Official Name:McMillan, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:McMillan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:San Saba
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1,207
Coordinates:31.3197°N -98.6519°W
Area Code:325
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2034961

McMillan is an unincorporated community in San Saba County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 15 in 2000.

History

McMillan was named for Texas Ranger Captain Newton D. McMillin in the late 1850s. E.B. House petitioned for a post office to be established here on October 6, 1904, but it opened in Bomar. G.B. Meeks sold his store to local settler Hugh Miller that same year. Only a cemetery remained in 1979 and the community had a population of 15 as of 2000.[1]

Geography

McMillin is located a mile east of Texas State Highway 16 near the Colorado River, 9miles northeast of San Saba in northeastern San Saba County.[1]

Education

Flat Rock School was built in McMillan in 1882. Another one was built on Hugh Miller's property in 1899. Still another was built circa 1923 and joined the San Saba Independent School District in 1933.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McMillin, TX. Yancy. Karen. 2023-02-17. tshaonline.org.