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NEW Location: Goree Gym on LAST Saturday IN February
Texas Plum Line, Connie Bingham
Events, Reunions, Parties
Retreats, Reunions, Training, Camps
Last stop for a cold one before headin' to the lake...
"Cool things off a bit!"
Halfway between Wichita Falls & Abilene. Still don't get it? Then halfway between Dallas/FtWth and Lubbock. We're the closest town to the lake, Miller Creek Reservoir, where there is great fishin' and fun.
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Goree, Texas: Gateway to Miller Creek Reservoir
Come see us...
Goree is a quaint, quiet town with easy access to the lake, guided hunting/fishing, hunting lodges, RVing, camping and extremely affordable real estate for your very own hunting headquarters. Finally, Goree has the last stop for bait, beverages and snacks before heading to the lake, Millers Creek Reservoir.
Knox Prairie Cotton Pickin' Quilt Show
NEW Location: Goree Gym on LAST Saturday IN February
Quilt Entry Form
Vendor Entry Form
Contact us:
- City of Goree
- 940-422-5306
- PO Box 248
- Goree, Texas 76363
- cityofgoree@srcaccess.net
Consumer Confidence Report
CCR is now available for review at City Hall.
Home Grown from Goree
Texas Plum Line, Connie Bingham
The Knox Prairie Scoop
Gate to the lake...
Lodging
Hunting & Fishing
GMB & Park
Events, Reunions, Parties
Knox Prairie Event Center
Retreats, Reunions, Training, Camps
Lake Creek Beverage
Last stop for a cold one before headin' to the lake...
Trainham Ice
"Cool things off a bit!"
Goree At A Glance
Located: U.S. Highway 277 and Farm Road 266, 84 miles north of Abilene, 72 miles southwest of Wichita Falls
First settled: 1886 and originally named Riley Springs
Named for: Robert D. Goree, Confederate veteran
Incorporated: 1906, the same year the Chigger Hill School moved to Goree
At its peak: About 35 businesses, including a cotton gin, grocery store, movie theater, bank and skating rink. Served by the Wichita Valley Railroad
Today: Agricultural community with cotton, cattle
Population then: 614 in 1920
Population now: 307 est. in 2007
City budget: $121,000
About Knox County: Munday and Knox City are the largest towns in the county. Goree is larger than the county seat of Benjamin, population 263.
Sources: Handbook of Texas Online, Texas Almanac
First settled: 1886 and originally named Riley Springs
Named for: Robert D. Goree, Confederate veteran
Incorporated: 1906, the same year the Chigger Hill School moved to Goree
At its peak: About 35 businesses, including a cotton gin, grocery store, movie theater, bank and skating rink. Served by the Wichita Valley Railroad
Today: Agricultural community with cotton, cattle
Population then: 614 in 1920
Population now: 307 est. in 2007
City budget: $121,000
About Knox County: Munday and Knox City are the largest towns in the county. Goree is larger than the county seat of Benjamin, population 263.
Sources: Handbook of Texas Online, Texas Almanac
Where is this town?
Halfway between Wichita Falls & Abilene. Still don't get it? Then halfway between Dallas/FtWth and Lubbock. We're the closest town to the lake, Miller Creek Reservoir, where there is great fishin' and fun.
Goree Homecoming October 2017
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