Bartlett, Texas History Williamson County

Bartlett Texas is at the cross roads of highway 95 and 487 and straddles the county line between Williamson and Bell counties.

Bartlett Texas was founded in 1881 and named for John T. Bartlett and was incorporated in 1890. Bartlett, Texas served as a shipping point for cotton, grain, livestock, and produce in the early years

BARTLETT, TEXAS est. 1881

Population: 1,687 (2004)

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Note old school in

the background

A special thanks to the Bartlett Activities Center for these images

Old cars from the movie "Stars Fell on Henrietta"
Old cars from the movie "Stars Fell on Henrietta"
Switchboard
Bartlett-Western RR engine
Wilson Hardware store
B-W Engine
B-W RR photo ca. 1912
Cecil B Burns 5-30-1938 CCC Camp photos
George W Painter William F Canady 5-30-1938 CCC Camp photos
Swim Party 5-30-1938 CCC Camp photos
Walter J Wickstrom 1938 CCC Camp photos
Wm F Canady 1938 E side of Army Ofc CCC Camp photos
Alfred T Keller 1939 Chief Clerk to A N Gibson CCC Camp photos
5-30-1938 Elwood Schmidt J G Lucy Gray David D Wheele CCC Camp photos
1938 Mike Overton left Alfred T Keller on front steps CCC Camp photos
A W Richey CCC Camp photos
Mike Overton in barracks 1938 CCC Camp photos
Mae Lyn Cox on gate on train BWRR
Bartlett -Western train
Aerial View Early 1900's
Aerial view from water tower
Athea School
BHS Building
BHS Gym
Bischoff Gin 1912
Grammar School
Kreisman Bros
Leatherman drugs
Grammar School
Tom Wolfe Marie Cronins cousin
1881
Auto day 1913 from a post card
Edna Berry & Vernon Powell
City Historic Marker
Clark Street
Cotton Compress
Cotton Exchange
Cotton Yard
Cotton yard
Downtown 2001
Downtown Cotton Exchange
Downtown looking west
Early Street Scene
First Fire Truck
Granger Church Gathering 1928 Moravian
Leatherman Drug Co
National Bank Cox Robertson buildings
Oil mill
Post Office
Second Fire Truck
Old cars from the movie "Stars Fell on Henrietta"
Old cars from the movie "Stars Fell on Henrietta"
Old cars from the movie "Stars Fell on Henrietta"
Old cars from the movie "Stars Fell on Henrietta"

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