Sagerton, Texas Explained

Official Name:Sagerton, Texas
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label:Sagerton
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Haskell
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1905
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:115
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Ft:1634
Coordinates:33.0769°N -99.9556°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:79548
Area Code:940

Sagerton is an unincorporated community in Haskell County, Texas, United States.

History

According to the Handbook of Texas, the community was established in 1905 and named for W. M. Sager, the townsite donor. It was a shipping point for locally grown agricultural products such as cotton, cattle, and poultry on the newly constructed Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway. Beginning in 1909, the Stamford and Northwestern Railway, stretching from Stamford to Spur, also provided rail service. Fires in 1917 and 1926 caused extensive property damage, and the town's bank, organized in 1908, failed in 1931.

Geography

Sagerton is located at the intersection of Texas State Highway 283 and Farm to Market Road 1661 in the Rolling Plains region of West Texas, about 2miles to the east of the Double Mountain Fork, a major tributary of the upper Brazos River. The Double Mountain Fork and the Salt Fork merge to form the Brazos River (proper) just 15miles to the north of Sagerton.

Population

Sagerton was never a large town.[2] The population rose to 300 in 1940 and fell to 115 in 1980. According to the 2000 Census, the estimated population of Sagerton has remained at around 115 residents.

Notes and References

  1. 1345836. Sagerton, Texas.
  2. Robert E. Sherrill, Haskell County History (Haskell, Texas: Haskell Free Press, 1965).