Siloam, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States

Siloam, Texas

Unincorporated community

Siloam

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Coordinates: 33°21′48″N 94°34′24″W﻿ / ﻿33.36333°N 94.57333°W﻿ / 33.36333; -94.57333
Country| United States
State| Texas
County| Bowie
Elevation

| 322 ft (98 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes| 903 & 430
GNIS feature ID| 1380921[1]

Siloam is an unincorporated community in Bowie County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the Texarkana metropolitan area.

## History

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Siloam was settled sometime before the American Civil War. A post office was established at Siloam in 1895 and remained in operation until 1907. The locals were farmers and lumberjacks. Its population ranged from 38 in 1910, 75 from 1933 to 1964, and 50 from 1982 through 2000 with no businesses.[2]

## Geography

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Siloam is located 4 mi (6.4 km) northwest of Simms in southwestern Bowie County.[2]

## Education

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Siloam is served by the Simms Independent School District.

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Siloam, Texas
2. ^ a b Hazlewood, Claudia. "Siloam, TX (Bowie County)". Retrieved August 31, 2022.

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Municipalities and communities of Bowie County, Texas, United States

County seat: Boston

Cities|

* De Kalb
* Hooks
* Leary
* Maud
* Nash
* New Boston
* Red Lick
* Redwater
* Texarkana
* Wake Village

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Unincorporated
communities|

* Bassett
* Beaver Dam
* Boston
* Burns
* Carbondale
* College Hill
* Corley
* Dalby Springs
* Hubbard
* Malta
* Oak Grove
* Old Boston
* Old Salem
* Old Union
* Red Bank
* Siloam
* Simms
* Spring Hill
* South Texarkana
* Victory City
* Wamba
* Ward Creek

Ghost towns|

* Almont
* Darden
* Eylau
* Hartman
* Hodgson
* Sulphur

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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