May, Texas
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YoSam.
N 31° 58.603 W 098° 55.237
14R E 507499 N 3537858
The town was a stop on the Brownwood North and South Railway from 1907 until the line was given up in 1927.
Waymark Code: WMTY44
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2017
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County of community: Brown County
Location of community: Panhandle, North Central Texas; crossroads of US-183 & FM-1689
Community Center located on U+S-183
Elevation: 509m / 1670feet
Population: less than 250
History in a Pecan Shell:
"Named for settler W. D. May, the town was started with a store opened by May’s brother Nathan in 1879 and a post office was granted in 1881.
"The town was a stop on the Brownwood North and South Railway from 1907 until the line was given up in 1927.
"In 1940 May had 500 residents, but it began a slow decline over the decades to the current 285." ~ Texas Escapes
"May, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 183 and Farm Road 1689, in northeastern Brown County, was named for pioneer settler W. D. May. Since the local land was sandy, settlers were slow to move there. Nathan L. May started a store at the site in 1879, and in 1881 a post office was established with May as postmaster. The nearest school was at Verbena, 1½ miles away. May was a station on the Brownwood North and South Railway from 1907 to 1927, when the line was abandoned. In 1940 May had several churches and schools, fourteen businesses, and 500 residents. By 1980 its population had declined to 285, though the post office was still open; the population was the same the same through 2000." ~ TSHA Online