Baby Head, Texas

Baby Head, Texas
Unincorporated community
Baby Head is located in Texas
Baby Head
Baby Head
Baby Head is located in the United States
Baby Head
Baby Head
Coordinates: 30°53′18″N 98°39′11″W / 30.88833°N 98.65306°W / 30.88833; -98.65306[1]
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyLlano
Area
 • Water20 sq mi (50 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,375 ft (419 m)
Population
 (as of 1990 per Handbook of Texas)
 • Total
20
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1351376[1]

Baby Head or Babyhead is a ghost town in Llano County, Texas, United States.[1] As of 1990, there was still a population of 20.[2]

The townsite and associated Baby Head Cemetery lie along Texas State Highway 16, approximately nine miles north of Llano. Babyhead Mountain lies about 4000 feet to the west and rises roughly 250 feet above the site.[3]

According to the book 1001 Texas Place Names, the name "Baby Head" was given to the town following an attack by Indians where the head of a baby belonging to one of the settlers was placed atop a pole. Besides the mountain, a nearby creek also bears the name.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baby Head, Texas
  2. ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Baby Head, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Cherokee, Texas, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956 (1987 rev)
  4. ^ Tarpley, Fred (July 5, 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-292-78693-6.


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