Mixon is a small
unincorporated community in northern
Cherokee County,
Texas, United States.
According to the
Handbook of Texas
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History
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, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the
Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.
History
The area in what is known as Mixon today was first settled in the 1850s and was originally called Pine Springs. By the middle of that decade, it had a church and a cemetery. The community itself was not founded until the post office was established in 1889. In the mid-1890s, Mixon had a general store, a
cotton gin
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, two
gristmills, and 75 inhabitants. The post office shut down in 1907, but only lost five residents and had two stores in 1940. All businesses closed after
World War II and only a few scattered houses and two Baptist churches remained in the early 1990s. Its population was 50 from 1990 through 2000.
Geography
Mixon is located at the intersection of
Texas State Highway 135
State Highway 135 (SH 135) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from Jacksonville to near Gladewater.
History
SH 135 was designated on June 22, 1928, from Troup to the Rusk County Line. On March 19, 1930, it was extended ...
and
Farm to Market Roads 2493 and
3052, north of
Rusk in northern Cherokee County.
It is also located northeast of
Jacksonville, southwest of
Troup, south of
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, and east of
Mount Selman.
Education
A school was established in Mixon in the 1850s and was still standing in the mid-1890s and 1940. It closed after World War II.
Today, the community is served by the
Troup Independent School District
Troup Independent School District is a public school district based in Troup, Texas (USA).
The district is located in southeastern Smith County and extends into a small portion of northeastern Cherokee County.
Troup ISD has three schools:
* T ...
.
Notable person
*
D. N. Jackson
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, a
Baptist pastor who founded the
Baptist Missionary Association of America, held his last pastorate at First Baptist Church in Mixon.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Cherokee County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas