Sand Flat, Johnson County, Texas

Sand Flat, formerly known as Cuba is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.[1]

Sand Flat, Texas
Unincorporated community
Sand Flat
Sand Flat
Coordinates: 32°19′20″N 97°17′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyJohnson
Elevation
617 ft (188 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)817, 682
GNIS feature ID2034674

History

Settlers arrived in the area c1850, with the first families being Bennett, Walraven, and Boatwright. The New Hope Baptist church was founded organized on August 30, 1868. Rev. J. R. Clarke was the first pastor, serving from 1869 to 1875. The church was renamed the Sand Flat Baptist Church of Christ in 1874. The church and cemetery still exist in the community, with the earliest graves dating back to 1876.[2]

A post office existed in the community from 1882, under the town name 'Cuba'. The office closed in 1904.

Following the post office closure, the community was known as Sand Flat.

Notes
  1. "TSHA | Sand Flat, TX (Johnson County)". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  2. "Sand Flat Populated Place Profile / Johnson County, Texas Data". texas.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved 2020-09-28.


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