Pancake, Texas
Unincorporated community
Pancake is located in Texas
Pancake
Pancake
Pancake is located in the United States
Pancake
Pancake
Coordinates: 31°37′04″N 97°47′59″W / 31.61778°N 97.79972°W / 31.61778; -97.79972
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCoryell
Elevation
1,148 ft (350 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code254
GNIS feature ID1380322[1]

Pancake is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 11 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

History

Pancake contained a post office from 1884 until 1908, with a brief interruption.[2] The first postmaster, John R. Pancake, gave the community its name. It was originally named Bush. Its mail delivery is now sent from Jonesboro. In 1896, the community had 200 residents, a general store, a flour mill, and a gin. Its population plunged to 25 from the 1930s to the 1960s, then to 11 in 2000.[3]

Geography

Pancake is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 217 and 2955, 13 mi (21 km) northwest of Gatesville in northern Coryell County.[3]

Education

Pancake is served by the Jonesboro Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pancake, Texas
  2. ↑ "Coryell County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Pancake, TX". The Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 14, 2015.


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