Chalk Mountain, Texas

Chalk Mountain, Texas
This article is about the community. For the mountain range, see Chalk Mountains (Texas).
Chalk Mountain, Texas
—  Unincorporated community  —
Chalk Mountain, Texas is located in Texas
Chalk Mountain, Texas
Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 32°09′15.3″N 97°09′39.02″W / 32.15425°N 97.1608389°W / 32.15425; -97.1608389Coordinates: 32°09′15.3″N 97°09′39.02″W / 32.15425°N 97.1608389°W / 32.15425; -97.1608389
Country United States
[[Political divisions of the United States|State]] Texas
County Erath
Elevation 1,204 ft (367 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 76649
Area code(s) 254
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID 1332619

Chalk Mountain is a small unincorporated community in Erath County, Texas, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 67 near the Somervell County line, about 25 miles southwest of Glen Rose.

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Bengal Kitten

Chalk Mountain is known for bengal kitten breeding, where the Chalk Mountain Bengal Kittens breeding cattery is located. Many of the kittens that are breeded and sired there usually achieve champion (or higher) status.[1][2]

Notable residents

  • Jerry Naylor, recording artist, disc jockey, and TV and radio personality

References

  1. ^ http://www.chalkmountainbengals.com/ Chalk Mountain Bengal Kittens Website
  2. ^ http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/hnc38.html Chalk Mountain town summary

Bibliography

  • T. Lindsay Baker, Ghost Towns of Texas (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986).
  • Vallie Eoff, A History of Erath County, Texas (M.A. thesis, University of Texas, 1937).

External links

v · d · eMunicipalities and communities of Erath County, Texas
County seat: Stephenville
Cities
Unincorporated
communities

Alexander | Bluff Dale | Chalk Mountain | Clairette | Duffau | Edna Hill | Harbin | Huckabay | Lingleville | Morgan Mill | OakDale | Purves | Selden | Thurber



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