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Bitter Creek is a ghost town in Nolan County, Texas, United States. Its location is not known, as the community no longer exists.^[1]

History

Bitter Creek was settled in the early 1880s by the Bardwell and Montgomery families. Bitter Creek is thought to have been located south of present-day Sweetwater, in northeastern Nolan County.^[2] In 1923, oil was discovered in Bitter Creek. By the 1950s, its population declined to only five residents.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bitter Creek, Texas(dead link)
^ "Texas Historical Association". Retrieved 13 April 2011.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bitter Creek, Texas(dead link)

[2] "Texas Historical Association". Retrieved 13 April 2011.

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-'''Bitter Creek''' is a [[ghost town]] in [[Nolan County, Texas|Nolan County]], [[Texas]], [[United States]].  Its location is not known, as the community no longer exists.<ref>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:2034618 Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report], [[Geographic Names Information System]], 2004-02-20.  Accessed 2007-12-22.</ref>
+'''Bitter Creek''' is a [[ghost town]] in [[Nolan County, Texas|Nolan County]], [[Texas]], United States.  Its location is not known, as the community no longer exists.<ref>{{GNIS|2034618}}(dead link)</ref>
+==History==
-Bitter Creek was settled in the early 1880s by the Bardwell and Montgomery families. Bitter Creek is thought to have been located south of present Sweetwater, in northeast Nolan County.<ref>{{cite web|title=Texas Historical Association|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvb63|accessdate=13 April 2011}}</ref> In 1923, oil was discovered in Bitter Creek. By the 1950s, its population declined to only five residents.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fractured Atlas Bitter Creek, Texas|url=http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=4310|accessdate=13 April 2011}}</ref>
+Bitter Creek was settled in the early 1880s by the Bardwell and Montgomery families. Bitter Creek is thought to have been located south of present-day Sweetwater, in northeastern Nolan County.<ref>{{cite web|title=Texas Historical Association|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvb63|accessdate=13 April 2011}}</ref> In 1923, oil was discovered in Bitter Creek. By the 1950s, its population declined to only five residents.
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Nolan County, Texas, United States
County seat: Sweetwater
Cities	Blackwell‡ Roscoe Sweetwater	Nolan County map
Unincorporated communities	Maryneal Nolan
Ghost towns	Bitter Creek Wastella
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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