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Franklin County, Texas
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,359. The county seat is Mount Vernon. History Franklin County was erected and established in 1875, four decades after the independence of Texas, from land ceded by neighboring Titus County. Although the origin of the county's name is not recorded, it is generally believed to have been named after Judge Benjamin C. Franklin, the first appointed justice in the Republic of Texas. There are two historic properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County. Franklin County was one of the last 30 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas. Citizens of its county seat, Mount Vernon, voted to allow beer and wine sales, both on and off premises in May 2013. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.5%) is water. Major highways * Interstate 30 * U.S. Highway 67 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 states, while Louisiana and Alaska have functionally equivalent subdivisions called parishes and boroughs, respectively. The specific governmental powers of counties vary widely between the states, with many providing some level of services to civil townships, municipalities, and unincorporated areas. Certain municipalities are in multiple counties; New York City is uniquely partitioned into five counties, referred to at the city government level as boroughs. Some municipalities have consolidated with their county government to form consolidated city-counties, or have been legally separated from counties altogether to form independent cities. Conversely, those counties in Connecticut, Rhode Island, eight of Massachusetts's 14 counties, and Alaska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas 37
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both area (after Alaska) and population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest; and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the U.S., while San Antonio is the second most populous in the state and seventh-largest in the U.S. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are, respectively, the fourth- and fifth-largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country. Other major cities include Austin, the second most populous state capital in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hagansport, Texas
Hagansport is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 40 in 2000. History The name derives from an early settler by the name of Hagan, who established a crossing on the Sulphur River. Hagan's Port eventually became one word, Hagansport. This was the spelling of the name by the time the first post office was established in 1857. F.M. Sims was the postmaster. The community grew to around 150 by the 1880s and had a post office, gin, sawmill, and other businesses. The population has gradually declined since then, resulting in the closing of the post office, which reopened in 1876, but then closed permanently in 1929. The community had a sawmill, two churches, four businesses, and 125 residents in the 1930s. It then had three churches, only one business, and a population of 40 in 1985. In 2000, the population was estimated at forty. As of 2020, Hagansport had one church, a community cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eureka, Franklin County, Texas
Eureka is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 18 in 2000. History Eureka had a church and one business in the 1930s. There were several scattered houses in 1985. Its population was 18 in 2000. There are two cemeteries near Eureka: Fairview and Pierce's Chapel cemeteries. Geography Eureka is located northwest of Mount Vernon Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States George Washington and his wife, Martha. The estate is on ... in northwestern Franklin County. It sits near the Hopkins County line. Education In 1896, Eureka had a school with one teacher and 37 students. It remained in the 1930s. Today, the community is served by the Mount Vernon Independent School District. References Unincorporated communities in Frankl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daphne, Texas
Daphne is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States. History The area in what is known as Daphne today was first settled in the 1850s. A post office was established at Daphne in 1895 and remained in operation until 1906, with mail being delivered to the community via special supply from Mount Vernon. All that remained in the community was a community center and several scattered houses in 1985. Geography Daphne is located on Farm to Market Road 1896, northeast of Mount Vernon Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States George Washington and his wife, Martha. The estate is on ... in northeastern Franklin County. Education Today, the community is served by the Mount Vernon Independent School District. References Unincorporated communities in Franklin County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Tex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypress, Franklin County, Texas
Cypress is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. History The area in what is now known as Cypress today was first settled in the 1850s and was named for the nearby Cypress Creek, which flowed through the community until Lake Cypress Springs was impounded. There were two businesses, a church, and a cemetery in the community in the 1930s. There were no businesses in the community as of 1990 and it had a population of 20 in 2000. Geography Cypress is located on Texas State Highway 37, southwest of Mount Vernon Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States George Washington and his wife, Martha. The estate is on ... in southwestern Franklin County. Education In 1896, Cypress had a school with one teacher and 50 studen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clearwater, Texas
Clearwater is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States. History The community was named for the clear waters in the nearby Cypress Creek. White settlers arrived in the 1860s, but the community itself did not appear until the next decade. There was a sawmill, a gin, a store, and a church in the community in the 1930s. Its population was 25 in 1933, which grew to 50 in 1945. The community had a church, a cemetery, and several scattered homes in 1985. Geography Clearwater is located on Farm to Market Road 1448, south of Mount Vernon in southern Franklin County. It was originally located between Cypress Creek and Dry Cypress Creek, but the streams were held back by Lake Cypress Springs and Lake Bob Sandlin. Education The community had its own school in the 1930s. Today, Clearwater is served by the Mount Vernon Independent School District. In popular culture * The 1965 western film the '' Sons of Katie Elder'', starring John Wayne and Dean Martin, is se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnsboro, Texas
Winnsboro is a city in Franklin County, Texas, Franklin and Wood County, Texas, Wood counties in northeastern Texas, United States, north of Tyler, Texas, Tyler. The population was 3,434 at the 2010 census, down from 3,584 at the 2000 census. Settlement of Winnsboro began in the 1850s with a post office established between 1854 and 1855. Geography Winnsboro is located in northeastern Wood County and southwestern Franklin County at . It is in Northeast Texas. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.40%, is covered by water. The city center and about three-quarters of its area are in Wood County, with the remainder in Franklin County. Texas State Highway 11 passes through the city as Broadway Street, leading east to Pittsburg, Texas, Pittsburg and northwest to Sulphur Springs, Texas, Sulphur Springs. Texas State Highway 37, Highway 37 (Main Street) crosses Highway 11 in the center of town, leading north to Mount V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
