Eylau, Texas

Eylau, Texas
Eylau, Texas
Ghost town
	; Eylau ; Eylau
	Coordinates: 33°22′45″N 94°06′59″W / 33.37917°N 94.11639°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Bowie
Elevation	322 ft (98 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	430 & 903
GNIS feature ID	1357139

Eylau (/ˈaɪloʊ/) is a ghost town in Bowie County, Texas, United States.

History

Collin M. Akin bought land along the river and established Eylau sometime after the Battle of San Jacinto. A post office was established at Eylau in 1885 and remained in operation until 1895. Its population was 30 in 1890. It ceased to exist as a community in 1940.^[2]

Geography

Eylau is located on U.S. Route 59, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) southwest of Texarkana.

Education

A school on Collin M. Akin's land was consolidated with the Sylar School on the M.H. Jones survey in 1886.^[2] Today, the community of Eylau is served by the Liberty-Eylau Independent School District.

References

^ "Eylau". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b Hazlewood, Claudia. "Eylau, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 20, 2022.

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[1] "Eylau". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[Handbook-2] Hazlewood, Claudia. "Eylau, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 20, 2022.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Bowie County, Texas, United States
County seat: Boston
Cities	De Kalb Hooks Leary Maud Nash New Boston Red Lick Redwater Texarkana Wake Village	Bowie County map
Unincorporated communities	Bassett Beaver Dam Boston Burns Carbondale College Hill Corley Dalby Springs Hubbard Malta Oak Grove Old Boston Old Salem Old Union Red Bank Siloam Simms Spring Hill South Texarkana Victory City Wamba Ward Creek
Ghost towns	Darden Eylau Hartman Hodgson Sulphur
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Eylau, Texas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 33°22′45″N 94°06′59″W / 33.37917°N 94.11639°W / 33.37917; -94.11639
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Bowie
Elevation	322 ft (98 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	430 & 903
GNIS feature ID	1357139^[1]