Town of Knapp

Pioneers settling Bull Creek, 1888, where herds of bull buffalo grazed, called their community Bison. They founded the Baptist Church on the creek bank, the school in a nearby pasture. Bison was located on fringe of the ranch belonging to A. P. Bush and Benjamin Tillar, both prominent early Texas cattlemen. In 1890, name of town and post office (then housed in a dugout) became "Knapp" after the U.S. Post Office Department refused Bison because it was a duplicate name. In 1959, after a rousing decade of serving the oil boom workers, the post office closed. (1967)

Town of Knapp is a historical marker in Snyder, Scurry County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Scurry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.6498, -101.1184 near Snyder. The nearest cataloged historic site is Snyder Cemetery (cemetery), about 5.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include J. J. Moore No. 1 Oil Well, Ira, and Campsite of the Marcy Expedition.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5415005532. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.