Bitter Creek, Texas
Bitter Creek was a ghost town in Nolan County, Texas, United States. Its location is not known, as the community no longer exists.[1]
Bitter Creek was was settled in the early 1880's by the Bardwell and Montgomery families. It is speculated that Bitter Creek was located south of present Sweetwater, in northeast Nolan County.[2] In 1923 oil was discovered in Bitter Creek. By the 1950's Bitter Creek's population declined to only 5 residents.[3]
References
- ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 2004-02-20. Accessed 2007-12-22.
- ^ "Texas Historical Association". Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ "Fractured Atlas Bitter Creek, Texas". Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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