Old Union is an

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in Bowie County, in the U.S. state of

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. According to the

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, the community had a population of 238 in 2000. It is located within the Texarkana metropolitan area.

Geography

Old Union is located on

U.S. Route 67 U.S. Route 67 is a major north–south U.S. highway which extends for 1,560 miles (2,511 km) in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues so ...

, southwest of New Boston and southwest of Texarkana in southern Bowie County.

Education

A log schoolhouse was built around 1830. Today, Old Union is served by the

Simms Independent School District Simms Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Simms, Texas, Simms, Texas (United States, USA). The district has three campuses - James Bowie High (Grades 9-12), James Bowie Middle (Grades 6-8), and James ...

References

Unincorporated communities in Bowie County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{BowieCountyTX-geo-stub