Carl's Corner, Texas | |
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.jpg) The Petro Stopping Center in Carl's Corner. | |
 Location of Carl's Corner, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 32°05′03″N 97°03′09″W / 32.08417°N 97.05250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hill |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.68 sq mi (6.94 km2) |
| • Land | 2.67 sq mi (6.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 201 |
| • Density | 75/sq mi (29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 48-12895[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413169[2] |
Carl's Corner is a town in Hill County, Texas, United States. The population was 201 at the 2020 census. The town was founded by, and named after, Carl Cornelius, a local truck stop owner and long-time friend of Willie Nelson. Cornelius founded the town for the purpose of legalizing alcohol sales in the otherwise mostly-dry county.
Cornelius' property adjacent to the truck stop was the site of several Willie Nelson Fourth of July concerts in the early 1980s. Cornelius' truck stop was also the first to offer BioWillie, the biodiesel fuel marketed by Willie Nelson. The former Willie's Place truck stop was located at Carl's Corner.
Carl Cornelius died September 21, 2021.[4]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carl's Corner, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Tim Rogers, "Carl Cornelius, R.I.P.", D Magazine, September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.