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Community of Theon

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FM 1105, 10 mi. NW, Georgetown, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 45' 42.911568", -97° 35' 49.6113"
 
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     Attracted to the rich farm land, immigrants from Austria, Bohemia, Germany, Moravia and Silesia came here in the 1880s-90s. This community grew around a cotton gin built about 1883. A Catholic church and school operated at nearby Corn Hill. A post office, named Theon for the Green to God, opened in 1890. A rifle club sponsored dances, rifle contests and other socials. Farmers started a beef club, butchered mean monthly and shared it with all families. After the post office and school closed, the cotton gin continued to serve this area.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Community of Theon Historical Marker Location Map, Georgetown, Texas