Egypt (Egypt Community)

Leon County, TX

Status: Located

Year Established: 1872

Council of Governments: BVCOG

Public History: There are no current descriptions related to Egypt in the public record. If you are aware of any sources that we may have missed please share them with us.

Community History: “From Texas State Historical Association Handbook:

Egypt is a rural community located about twelve miles east of Centerville in eastern Leon County. Settlement probably occurred in the late 1800s or early 1900s. In the 1930s a school served area families. Though the community was still shown on highway maps in 2000, no population figures were available.”

Cemetery: Burton Cemetery

Church: Greater Oak Grove Baptist Church