It’s lunch time and I thought I’d take a break and write on the blog a little. It’s going to rain again this afternoon or evening and we’re in phase 3 of the garden. We’ve tilled up another block of ground and are getting ready to plant again. I’ve had so many requests for fresh veggies that I don’t think I can plant enough. That’s the nice part about a large piece of land, need more garden just till up another acre and get to planting. I wish it was that easy, hah! I know of a really beautiful place not to far from here with gorgeous dirt and big trees like I’ve got. Actually I know of several places but today I thought I’d tell you about one just outside the little town of Mount Calm, Texas.
Now considered to be a bedroom community of the city of Waco, Mt. Calm has a population of over 300 people. The only surviving part of the original community is the cemetery which is next to this property. The original community was located on this land we’re featuring. It makes you wonder what treasures could be buried beneath, Humm!
The town built around 1850 moved to follow the railroad in 1881. The most notable person buried there is J.J. Elliott, a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto as well as 19 veterans of the Civil War and 11 veterans of World War 1.
The town was probably named for a French black smith “Mountcalm”. An estimated fifty families moved to the area, attracted by the rich soils of the Blackland Prairie. In 1855 residents organized a Baptist church and applied for a Masonic charter. In 1858 the general store and post office were opened. The community reportedly expanded slowly due to fear of Indian attacks and the Civil War. Then in 1881 the Texas and St. Louis Railway Company extended its lines from Athens to Waco passing within a mile of the town. The train meant revenue so within the year most of the residents and all of the businesses moved along the tracks. The little town has now migrated again. When highway 31 came through the town moved closer to it.
Mt. Calm is a quiet community with lots of nice people living there who are always happy to welcome new neighbors and make them feel at home. If you’d like to know more about this property give us a call but if you’d just like to take a drive out to see it, here are the directions.
From Mount Calm on Highway 31, go south on FM 339. Turn west/right on 1st Street. Go about .5 mile and turn left/south on HCR 3278 (Nickles Ave). Go about a mile to LCR 102 turning right/west. The cemetery is about .2 mile on the left and is easily seen from the road. The land surrounds the cemetery, you can’t miss it. So go have fun and I better get back to gardening.
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