Corley 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 35 in 2000. It is located within the Texarkana metropolitan area.

Corley, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°19′34″N 94°23′40″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Bowie
Elevation	299 ft (91 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	903 & 430
GNIS feature ID	1380832[1]

History

Corley was named for early settler John C. Corley. A post office was established at Corley in 1882 and remained in operation until the 1950s, with J. Carr Turner as postmaster. It had 75 residents served by a sawmill, a gristmill, a gin, a store, and a hotel in 1884. It went up to 100 in 1890 and lost half of it six years later. It further went down to 35 from 1982 through 2000 and had no businesses.[2]

Geography

Corley is located on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway, 3 mi (4.8 km) west of Maud in southern Bowie County.[2]

Education

Corley is served by the New Boston Independent School District.^{[citation needed]}

References

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