Elm Ridge, Texas
Elm Ridge is located in Texas
Elm Ridge
Elm Ridge
Elm Ridge is located in the United States
Elm Ridge
Elm Ridge
Coordinates: 30°50′52″N 97°2′29″W / 30.84778°N 97.04139°W / 30.84778; -97.04139
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMilam
Elevation
479 ft (146 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)512 & 737
GNIS feature ID2034772[1]

Elm Ridge is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000.

History

The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway built a track through Elm Ridge in 1881 and the community may have been established here. It was named for a nearby creek. The 1941 county highway map showed some scattered houses in the vicinity. Its population was 25 from 1990 through 2000.[2]

Geography

Elm Ridge is located on U.S. Highway 190, 4 mi (6.4 km) west of Cameron in central Milam County.[2]

Education

In 1903, Elm Ridge had a school with two teachers and 80 students. It continued to operate in 1941.[2] Today, the community is served by the Cameron Independent School District.

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