Bosqueville, Texas

Bosqueville is an unincorporated community in McLennan County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] The community is located 4 miles to the north of Waco, and directly to the east of Waco Regional Airport and Lake Waco.

Bosqueville
Unincorporated community
Bosqueville
Bosqueville
Coordinates: 31°36′30″N 97°11′44″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMcLennan
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)254

History

Settlement in the area dates back to 1850 when Little Berry White donated ten acres for a cemetery and a schoolhouse. The Bosque Academy was established in 1854 by John C. Collier, a Cumberland Presbyterian minister. The school had a population of 180 by 1860, largely made up of a Methodist population. The school also had two institutions by this time, the Seminary for Young Ladies. and the Bosqueville Academy for Boys. [2]

During the Civil War, the school closed, later reopening as the Bosque College and Seminary. Cornellius P Petit served as the first postmaster when the post office was established in 1860. Due to population growth, Bosqueville had a general store and three churches by the 1880s, with the majority of the population working in the farming industry, with wheat and cotton being the most common crops.

The post office was closed in 1907, with mail being delivered to Waco itself. By 1910, the population was 75, rising to 94 in 1930. By the 1940s the population had again reached 100.

In 1959, the local schools were consolidated with nearby China Springs high school district, however the Bosqueville Independent School District was established in 1965.[3]

By 2000, the population had reached 200.

Notes
  1. "Bosqueville, TX - Map of Cities in Bosqueville, TX - MapQuest". www.mapquest.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  2. "TSHA | Bosqueville, TX". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  3. ISD, Bosqueville. "Bosqueville ISD - Home". www.bosquevilleisd.org. Retrieved 2020-11-13.


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