Bentonville, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, US
Bentonville[1] is an unincorporated community in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. It lies on State Highway 44, seven miles (11 km) east of Alice in east-central Jim Wells County.
History
A post office established here in 1910 and operated until 1932. Bentonville was named for an early settler. By 1914, the community had a population of fifty, two general stores, a cotton gin, and a blacksmith. A stop on the Texas Mexican Railway was also established there that year. By 1936, the town had only scattered dwellings and farm units. In 1949, it had a population of twenty and one business. The population remained constant in the 1950s and 1960s, but decreased to fifteen in 1974. In 1979, the community had scattered dwellings, a windmill, an oil well, and was a stop on the Texas Mexican Railway. In 2000, the population was still fifteen.[2]
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Municipalities and communities of Jim Wells County, Texas, United States
County seat: Alice
- Alice
- Orange Grove
- Premont
- San Diego‡
- Alfred
- Alice Acres
- Amargosa
- Ben Bolt
- Coyote Acres
- K-Bar Ranch
- Loma Linda East
- Owl Ranch
- Rancho Alegre
- Sandia
- South La Paloma
- Westdale
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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27°46′33″N 97°57′29″W / 27.77583°N 97.95806°W / 27.77583; -97.95806
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