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History of Poer, Bowie County: A Rural Community Overview

By: Claudia Hazlewood

Published: 1952

Updated: March 1, 1995

Poer, a rural community of central Bowie County, was settled during the 1830s around the Poer plantation. A post office named for John F. Poer operated from 1897 until 1904. The school was consolidated with the one at Maud in 1900. By 1984 Poer had ceased to exist as a named community.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Claudia Hazlewood, “Poer, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/poer-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HVP66

Original Publication Date:
1952
Most Recent Revision Date:
March 1, 1995
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Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place
Poer
Currently Exists
No
Place Type
Town
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Bowie County
Coordinates
  • Latitude: 33.33599000°
  • Longitude: -94.46783400°

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