Drop, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
33°07′51″N 97°21′21″W / 33.13083°N 97.35583°W / 33.13083; -97.35583Drop is an unincorporated community in Denton County, Texas, United States.[1]
The early settlement was a supply point for the surrounding agricultural community.
History
Settlers arrived in the area in 1854 and established towns within a larger community called the Denton Creek Settlement.[2][3] Drop was founded within the Denton Creek Settlement in 1882 and operated a post office from 1886 to 1905.[4] A school was built in 1922 and had three teachers.[4] It operated until 1935, when students began attending school in Justin.[4] The early Drop community had two stores and two churches, and for recreation, residents would go swimming at Drop Crossing on nearby Oliver Creek.[4] The primary agricultural product on the farms surrounding Drop was wheat and Drop was a supply point for local farmers.[4][5]
Business and people from Drop and other nearby communities began moving to Justin after a railroad was built there in the late 1800s.[3] Drop had a population of 38 in 1936 and 30 in 1963.[3]
Geography
Drop is located on Farm to Market Road 1384 in southwest Denton County, 4 mi (6.4 km) northwest of Justin.[5]
Dew Drop Airport is a private, grass covered airport located east of the settlement.[6]
In popular culture
Drop was one of the settings in the 1991 film Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drop
- ^ "Drop Community". Justin Texas Area Historical Society. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Drop, Texas". Texas Escapes. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Hervey, Hollace (2002). Historic Denton County, An Illustrated History. Historical Publishing Network. pp. 15, 16. ISBN 9781893619074.
- ^ a b Minor, David. "Drop, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Dew Drop Airport (05TS) Information". Airport-Data. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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Municipalities and communities of Denton County, Texas, United States
County seat: Denton
- Argyle
- Aubrey
- Carrollton‡
- Celina‡
- Coppell‡
- Corinth
- Dallas‡
- Denton
- Fort Worth‡
- Frisco‡
- Grapevine‡
- Haslet‡
- Highland Village
- Justin
- Krugerville
- Krum
- Lake Dallas
- Lakewood Village
- Lewisville‡
- Little Elm
- Oak Point
- Pilot Point
- Plano‡
- Roanoke
- Sanger
- Southlake‡
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- Camey Spur
- Cooper Creek
- Drop
- Elizabethtown
- Green Valley
- Marshall Creek
- Mayhill
- Mingo
- Mustang
- Parvin
- Plainview
- Stony
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