Kildare is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 49 in 2000.

Kildare, Texas
Kildare is located in Texas
Kildare
Kildare
Kildare is located in the United States
Kildare
Kildare
Coordinates: 32°56′35″N 94°14′54″W / 32.94306°N 94.24833°W / 32.94306; -94.24833
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCass
Elevation
315 ft (96 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)903 & 430
GNIS feature ID1374370[1]

History

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The population was 106 in 2010.[2]

Whittaker Memorial Cemetery is located near the community.[3] Both it and the Masonic Lodge Hall and Baptist Church were added to the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Geography

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Kildare is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 125 and 248, 8 mi (13 km) southeast of Linden, 12 mi (19 km) south of Atlanta, 40 mi (64 km) southwest of Texarkana, and 15 mi (24 km) northeast of Jefferson in southeastern Cass County.[2]

Education

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Kildare had its own school in 1884.[5] Today, the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District serves area students.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kildare, Texas
  2. ^ a b "Kildare, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Whittaker Memorial Cemetery".
  4. ^ 9826
  5. ^ Kildare, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online