Vealmoor, Texas Explained

Official Name:Vealmoor
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:USA Texas#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Howard County
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:179
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:811
Elevation Ft:2,661
Coordinates:32.5206°N -101.5703°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1349214

Vealmoor, Texas is a small town in Howard County, Texas, United States.

History

The land was acquired by C. C. Slaughter in the 1880s.[2] It was on his Lazy S Ranch.[3]

In the early 1920s, Slaughter's sons Robert Lee Slaughter and Dick Slaughter, his daughter Minnie Slaughter Veal, and developer William P. Soash founded the new town via their Lone Star Land Company.[3] The town had a post office by 1926.[2]

The town had 190 inhabitants by 1966 and 179 by 2000.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GNIS Detail – Vealmoor. 2020-06-16. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Web site: Wiggins. Noel. VEALMOOR, TX. June 15, 2010. Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. December 30, 2015.
  3. Web site: Anderson. H. Allen. SLAUGHTER, ROBERT LEE. Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. December 30, 2015.