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Keller is a city located in Tarrant County, Texas, in the United States. In 2009, it was ranked 7th in Money Magazine’s list of best cities to live in the United States. It is a northern suburb of the city of Fort Worth and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The population was 39,627 at the 2010 census.
The Texas and Pacific Railway between Fort Worth and Texarkana was completed in June 1881, and the first train ran on this track on May 9, 1881. With the advent of rail service, new villages were established all along the line. The Keller of today was one of them.
On July 19, 1881, H.W. Black, a druggist of Tarrant County, set aside 40 acres (0.16 km) out of the north end of the 62 acres (0.25 km) deeded to him by A.C. Roberts (being a part of the Samuel Needham Survey) for a town site to be known as Athol, situated 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Fort Worth. The land was dedicated to the public for streets and alleyways, but title to the remainder of the 62 acres (0.25 km) was…
