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Chalk Hill, Texas
Chalk Hill is located in Texas
Chalk Hill
Chalk Hill
Chalk Hill is located in the United States
Chalk Hill
Chalk Hill
Coordinates: 32°21′10″N 94°39′4″W / 32.35278°N 94.65111°W / 32.35278; -94.65111
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyRusk
Elevation
394 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1379527[1]

Chalk Hill is an unincorporated community in Rusk County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 200 in 2000. It is located within the Longview, Texas metropolitan area.

History[edit]

The area in what is known as Chalk Hill today was first settled around 1875. It had a store and only 25 residents in the 1940s. The National Weather Service established a radar site in Chalk Hill to forecast weather in the area in 1978. Its population was 200 in 2000.[2]

Geography[edit]

Chalk Hill is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 1716, 2164 and 2166, 15 mi (24 km) northeast of Henderson, 8 mi (13 km) south of Longview, and 6 mi (9.7 km) northwest of Tatum in northeastern Rusk County.[3]

Education[edit]

Today, the community is served by the Tatum Independent School District.

Media[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chalk Hill, Texas
  2. ^ Biesele, Megan. "Chalk Hill, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Chalk Hill, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved January 7, 2023.


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