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Goldthwaite is a town and the county seat of Mills County, Texas, United States. [4] The population was 1,738 at the 2020 census , [ 5 ] down from 1,878 at the 2010 census . History
Goldthwaite Eagle printing office, c. 1910. The first known newspaper, preceding the formation of Mills County, was the Rancho Rackett, which started around 1880 at Williams Ranch. [2] A broadside appeared in Goldthwaite, printed on a portable press by Lampasas resident "Calamity" Bonner, and is credited as the first paper distributed in the ...
The Pecan Bayou, said to be the westernmost "bayou" in the United States, is a slow-moving Texas stream that originates in northwestern Callahan and eastern Taylor Counties and flows southeast through Coleman and Brown Counties, before ending in northern Mills County where it joins the Colorado River approximately 8 miles west of Goldthwaite, Texas.
Evant is located on the border of Coryell and Hamilton counties. U.S. Routes 84 and 281 intersect on the north side of town; US 84 leads east 24 miles (39 km) to Gatesville and west 25 miles (40 km) to Goldthwaite, while US 281 leads north 16 miles (26 km) to Hamilton and south 29 miles (47 km) to Lampasas.
Williams Ranch is a ghost town located in Mills County, Texas, and is considered the oldest community in the county. It is named after John Williams, who settled there in 1855 when the area was in Brown County, Texas. [2] The location is about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Mullin, and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Goldthwaite, the county seat.
Center City is an unincorporated community in Mills County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas , [ citation needed ] the community had a population of 15 in 2003.
Geography [ edit ] Ridge is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 573 and 574 , 15 mi (24 km) west of Goldthwaite in far western Mills County.
Lake Merritt (also Brown's Creek) is a small, private manmade lake on Brown's Creek, located about 7 miles north of Goldthwaite, Texas in Mills County. Initially constructed by the Santa Fe Railway Company as a reservoir for their steam engines, the lake is now used for recreation. Found at an elevation of 1,129 feet (344 m). [1]