DeWalt, Missouri City, Texas | |
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  DeWalt  DeWalt | |
| Coordinates:29°33′24″N95°33′24″W / 29.55667°N 95.55667°W /29.55667; -95.55667 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Fort Bend |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 77459 |
| Area codes | Mostly281 also 713, 832 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1334312[1] |
DeWalt orDewalt was anunincorporated area inFort Bend County, in theU.S. state ofTexas. The former community was located onState Highway 6 (SH 6) between Oilfield Road andFarm to Market Road 1092 (FM 1092). DeWalt has been absorbed by the municipality ofMissouri City, aHouston suburb. Though Dewalt was noted on highway signs as late as 2013, there are few surviving structures and locations from the original community. In 2006, the Dew Plantation's house was moved from DeWalt to nearby Kitty Hollow Park to preserve it as a museum. The private Dewalt Cemetery still exists within theLake Olympia subdivision.
DeWalt was situated along SH 6 near its junctions with Oilfield Road (now Scenic Rivers Drive), which goes west, and DeWalt Road (now Lake Olympia Parkway), which heads east.[2] A second source placed DeWalt about a mile northeast at SH 6 and FM 1092.[3] Both intersections are surrounded now by commercial and residential areas. DeWalt was about 5 miles (8 km) southeast ofU.S. Route 59 (US 59) inSugar Land. Lake Olympia Parkway crosses southeast-flowingOyster Creek by a bridge about 0.1 miles (0.2 km) east of SH 6.
The private, gated DeWalt Cemetery is located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east within a neighborhood near Lake Olympia Parkway.[2] DeWalt (as "Dewalt") is still used inFCC records as the geographical location for some services broadcasting from the several tall towers northeast of the original community.[4]
The historic Dew Plantation House had been in DeWalt. It was moved about 3 miles (5 km) southeast to county-operated Kitty Hollow Park in 2006 by Fort Bend County and the Fort Bend Museum Association. The building was renovated and now serves as the DeWalt Heritage Center. The DeWalt Heritage Society was formed as part of the Fort Bend County Museum Association to oversee preservation.[5]
There was a sugar plantation in the vicinity in the 1850s owned by Thomas Waters DeWalt. After theCivil War, which ended in 1865, the plantation was subdivided and populated by anAfrican-American community. By 1914, 100 people lived in DeWalt. TheSugar Land Railway passed through the town starting in 1912 until about 1980.
Missouri City acquired the previously unincorporated area with annexations[6] in 1965 and 1980.
Fort Bend County does not have ahospital district.OakBend Medical Center serves as the county'scharity hospital which the county contracts with.[7]
DeWalt had been in Missouri City Independent School District prior to its consolidation intoFort Bend Independent School District in 1959.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties ±Former CDP annexed by Missouri City ^Former CDP annexed by Sugar Land #Still active as a community, but is no longer listed as a census-designated place | |