Clairemont, Texas
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Clairemont is a ghost town in and the former county seat of Kent County, Texas, United States. It lies near the center of the county, and the estimated population as of the 2000 census was 15.
[edit] History
Clairemont was established in 1892 to coincide with the organization of Kent County with the understanding that it would serve as the county's seat of government. The new town was located on land owned by local rancher R.L. Rhomberg, who named the new town after his niece, Claire Becker. In 1895 a sandstone courthouse and matching jail were constructed, and by the 1930's the population exceeded 200. By the 1950s, however, the town had begun a steady decline and by 1954 had lost its title as county seat to nearby Jayton. The remaining citizens soon began to move away, and the population dwindled to less than twenty by the 1990s. [1]
[edit] References
Handbook of Texas Online entry for Clairemont
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