JR Hayes, Jr was my great grandfathers name. He was (Hamilton) county commissioner around there in the 60's. Great grandma, Viola, was a Fuller. Both are buried at Pottsville

My Great grandmother was born a Schuster. I am cousins to the ones that had the business in Goldthwaite & the ranch. A lot of my ancestors/relatives are buried in Priddy.

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How about Long Mott?

On the way into Seadrift you pass by it. My GF's best friend owns the winery there (although I think they're in the process of shutting it down).

Both the GF and her best friend are Ags...as was her best friend's dad, who owned a lot of the land around there...

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Are you sure he didnt own the whole dang town? Long Mott looks like a farmer built his support buildings on both sides of the HWY and then had it incorporated as a town......

Bonnie View.

Aggieranger said:

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Ag with kids said:

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How about Long Mott?

On the way into Seadrift you pass by it. My GF's best friend owns the winery there (although I think they're in the process of shutting it down).

Both the GF and her best friend are Ags...as was her best friend's dad, who owned a lot of the land around there...

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Are you sure he didnt own the whole dang town? Long Mott looks like a farmer built his support buildings on both sides of the HWY and then had it incorporated as a town......

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He might have ...I know he owned most of it.

I'll ask.

Fuzzy Dunlop said:

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Carlton.

In the early 80's into the 90's, they had a gas station, post office, art gallery, grocery store, and a couple of churches.

The gas station fell down at some point. The art gallery is no longer there. I think the grocery store and post office are still there but I haven't visited in many years.

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I grew up in Hamilton County that included multiple small communities like Carlton which lost population and schools closed and kids were mostly bused to Hamilton or Hico.

In the 60s and into the 70s the likes of Carlton, Fairy, Aleman, Iredale, Shive, Pottsville, even Lampkin in Comanche county all sent their best to join Ann Whitney Elementary, Hamilton Junior and Senior Highs Schools.

We were especially blessed with three outstanding basketball players from Carlton … Dale '70, Marc '71 and John Wayne '71. They were quite a hall.

Yep, my grandma graduated from Pottsville but her younger sister graduated from Hamilton after the Pottsville school closed.

Carlton is sad to drive through these days. It has not aged well. Pottsville has been mostly kept up, except the old Remar building.

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Yep, my grandma graduated from Pottsville but her younger sister graduated from Hamilton after the Pottsville school closed.

Carlton is sad to drive through these days. It has not aged well. Pottsville has been mostly kept up, except the old Remar building.

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I haven't driven through Carlton in about 5 years. I need to go check it out again soon.

Poolville, TX

Had a hunting lease there in the 80's. Over 5K acres that was in 3 counties. Parker, Wise, and Jack. All for only $250/yr! We cleaned out an old homestead on the property and ran electricity to it. Had a cast iron stove that heated that place up like August.

Seems it has grown. Back then, all that was there was a Post office and a run down general store. We would hit the DQ in Springtown on the way in.

Good times...

You wouldn't recognize it now

Gator92 said:

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Poolville, TX

Had a hunting lease there in the 80's. Over 5K acres that was in 3 counties. Parker, Wise, and Jack. All for only $250/yr! We cleaned out an old homestead on the property and ran electricity to it. Had a cast iron stove that heated that place up like August.

Seems it has grown. Back then, all that was there was a Post office and a run down general store. We would hit the DQ in Springtown on the way in.

Good times...

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Springtown...

It's for when you can't make it all the way to Lubbock to get the Raider Rash...

I've either visited or passed through a LOT of these towns. The moniker about Port Alto is spot on.

The "rich" good girls from Haslet would go to springtown to have wild weekends. Learned all of this after I signed a lease in springtown. My first job out of A&M was in springtown of all places. I knew the Haslet girls from spending too much time around Stephenville/tarleton while I was attending A&M

GentrysMillTX10 said:

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The "rich" good girls from Haslet would go to springtown to have wild weekends. Learned all of this after I signed a lease in springtown. My first job out of A&M was in springtown of all places. I knew the Haslet girls from spending too much time around Stephenville/tarleton while I was attending A&M

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I lived between Weatherford and Millsap.

Springtown was known for having the ****tiest girls essentially.

I bought a lot of beer at Aleman and Ireland while living in dry Coryell County.

Don't forget Purmela and Pearl.

Was just in an around a bunch of small "towns" for this list this weekend. LaGloria, San Isidro, Linn and Encino.

Larry S Ross said:

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Don't forget Purmela and Pearl.

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South Purmela.

Gardendale
Goldsmith
Penwell

Tuxedo

Normangee
North zulch

I used to attend "Aggie deer camp" in crystal falls, Tx

Surprised no one has mentioned Juno, Pandale, Comstock, etc.

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Larry S Ross said:

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Don't forget Purmela and Pearl.

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South Purmela.

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Clifford Laxson made a great hamburger.

Alderbranch

I got engaged in Regency. Good ol Regency swinging bridge! My wife and I went back to relive that day a few weeks ago. Cool place in the middle of nowhere!

Where my wife is from, Orange Grove. Fart on one side and smell it on the other.

Beat Orange Grove in the playoffs in 1989. Dirtiest team I every played against.

Paluxy, Tolar.

Tatem said:

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Normangee
North zulch

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Plenty of people know about them. Heck- normangee has a 2A school. Thats big!

Smittyfubar said:

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Where my wife is from, Orange Grove. Fart on one side and smell it on the other.

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My dad lived on Lake Mathis for a number of years. When he and my step-mom expanded the house, they bought all their lumber from Klatt's in Orange Grove.

Inez
Telferner
Placedo
Lolita
Laward

Gator92 said:

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Poolville, TX

Had a hunting lease there in the 80's. Over 5K acres that was in 3 counties. Parker, Wise, and Jack. All for only $250/yr! We cleaned out an old homestead on the property and ran electricity to it. Had a cast iron stove that heated that place up like August.

Seems it has grown. Back then, all that was there was a Post office and a run down general store. We would hit the DQ in Springtown on the way in.

Good times...

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Locals pronounce it "Puhvull"

Went to a barn dance in New Ulm years ago. A friend's band was playing.

Asked a local to dance, she'd looked at me sideways and said: "You ain't from around here, are yew?"