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Oaks, Texas

Coordinates: 28°36′32″N 98°01′54″W / 28.60889°N 98.03167°W / 28.60889; -98.03167
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Oaks, Texas
Oaks is located in Texas
Oaks
Oaks
Oaks is located in the United States
Oaks
Oaks
Coordinates: 28°36′32″N 98°01′54″W / 28.60889°N 98.03167°W / 28.60889; -98.03167
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBee
Elevation
354 ft (108 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code361
GNIS feature ID1380280[1]

Oaks is an unincorporated community in Bee County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Beeville micropolitan area.

History

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The area in what is now known as Oaks today was first settled in the late 1800s. There were two mills in the community in the mid-1930s. Many residents left after World War II, but the community had two businesses and several scattered homes as late as the mid-1960s. It was classified as a "dispersed farming community" in 2000.[2]

Geography

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Oaks is located on Texas State Highway 72, 21 mi (34 km) northwest of Beeville,[2] and 4 mi (6.4 km) southwest of Pawnee in northwestern Bee County.[3]

Education

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Schoolchildren in the Oaks community attended County Line School in the mid-1930s.[2] Today, the community is served by the Pawnee Independent School District.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oaks, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Long, Christopher (May 1, 1995). "Oaks, TX". tshaonline.org.
  3. ^ "Oaks, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved June 28, 2022.