Emmett in
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
, United States is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
twenty-one miles west of Corsicana in western
Navarro County
Navarro County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 52,624. Its county seat is Corsicana, Texas, Corsicana. The county is named for José Anton ...
. Settled shortly after the Civil War, Emmett grew to about 250 people by 1900 with a school, a blacksmith shop, a grocery store, and two corn mill/cotton gins. After a railroad line was installed through nearby Frost, the population dispersed and dwindled. In 1990, an estimated 100 people still lived in the rural areas of Emmett, but the commercial aspects of the town no longer existed.
Unincorporated communities in Navarro County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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