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Weldon, Texas
Weldon, Texas is located in Texas
Weldon, Texas
Weldon, Texas
Location in Texas
Weldon, Texas is located in the United States
Weldon, Texas
Weldon, Texas
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Texas
County Houston
Elevation
249 ft (76 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total 131
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75835

Weldon is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 131 in 2000.

History

The Weldon area was settled sometime after the Civil War. A post office was established at Weldon in 1869. The community became a lumber town when the Waco, Beaumont, Trinity and Sabine Railway built a track through the settlement in the 1880s. With 150 residents in 1885, the community's businesses consisted of saw and gristmills, a cotton gin, two general stores, a drugstore, and a meat market. It continued to be a successful community in the 1910s and 1920s and by the 1930s, the population grew to 200 and still had several businesses. It plunged to 80 by 1950, then grew to 131 from 1990 through 2000.

On May 11, 2021, an EF0 tornado struck Weldon.

The Beaumont and Great Northern Railroad operated an orphan line from Livingston to Weldon.

Geography

Weldon is located on Farm to Market Road 230, 21 mi (34 km) south of Crockett in southern Houston County.

Education

The community's first school opened in either the 1870s or 1880s. Weldon is served by the Lovelady Independent School District.

USAAF TB-25C Plane Crash

On July 14, 1945, a USAAF North American TB-25C (trainer variant) suffering apparent engine trouble crashed one mile northwest of Weldon, killing 11 passengers and crew. The airplane exploded into flames upon impact with the ground, scattering wreckage over an area of 400 yards.

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