Elm Ridge, Texas

Elm Ridge, Texas
Unincorporated community
Elm Ridge is located in Texas
Elm Ridge
Elm Ridge
Elm Ridge is located in the United States
Elm Ridge
Elm Ridge
Coordinates: 30°50′52″N 97°2′29″W / 30.84778°N 97.04139°W / 30.84778; -97.04139
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMilam
Elevation
479 ft (146 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)512 & 737
GNIS feature ID2034772[1]

Elm Ridge is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000.

History

The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway built a track through Elm Ridge in 1881 and the community may have been established here. It was named for a nearby creek. The 1941 county highway map showed some scattered houses in the vicinity. Its population was 25 from 1990 through 2000.[2]

Geography

Elm Ridge is located on U.S. Highway 190, 4 mi (6.4 km) west of Cameron in central Milam County.[2]

Education

In 1903, Elm Ridge had a school with two teachers and 80 students. It continued to operate in 1941.[2] Today, the community is served by the Cameron Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elm Ridge, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Elm Ridge, TX (Milam County) from the Handbook of Texas Online