Marlow, Texas

Marlow is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 45 in 2000.

Marlow, Texas
Unincorporated community
Marlow is located in Texas
Marlow
Marlow
Marlow is located in the United States
Marlow
Marlow
Coordinates: 30°50′56″N 96°55′18″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMilam
Elevation
371 ft (113 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)512 & 737
GNIS feature ID2034840[1]

History

The community was originally known as Devils Bend because of the illegal gambling that took place in the area in the 1880s. Ben Marlow was given a land grant for a Baptist church and cemetery, and the community was subsequently renamed Marlow in honor of him. The 1941 county highway map showed a church, a business, and several scattered houses in the area. Its population was 45 from 1990 through 2000.[2]

Geography

Marlow is located a mile north of Farm to Market Road 2095 near the Little River, 3 mi (4.8 km) east of Cameron in central Milam County.[2]

Education

A school was built on Ben Marlow's land grant. In 1903, there were two schools in Marlow; one had two teachers and 72 White students and the other had one teacher and 57 Black students. They joined the Cameron Independent School District in the early 1930s.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marlow, Texas
  2. Marlow, TX (Milam County) from the Handbook of Texas Online
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