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Warsaw is an unincorporated community in Kaufman County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the
Handbook of Texas The ''Handbook of Texas'' is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). History The original ''Handbook'' was the brainchild of TSHA President Wal ...
, the community had a population of 58 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.


History

The area in what is known as Warsaw today was first settled sometime before 1840 and was originally called Warsaw Prairie. A post office was established at Warsaw in 1847 and remained in operation until 1858. The population of Warsaw was 15 in 1936 and had two businesses. It boomed to 58 residents from 1988 through 2000.


Geography

Warsaw is located on Farm to Market Road 148 near Warsaw Creek, southwest of
Kaufman Kaufman or Kauffman may refer to: People *Kaufmann (surname) ''Includes Kaufman, Kauffman, Kauffmann'' Places * Kaufman, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Madison Count * Kaufman, Texas, a city in Kaufman County * Kaufman County, Texas, ...
in southwestern Kaufman County.


Education

Warsaw is served by the
Crandall Independent School District Crandall is a city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. Its population was 3,860 in 2020. It is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Crandall is named after Cornelius F. Crandall, who had previously founded Crandall, Indiana Geography ...
, with elementary students attending W.A. Martin Elementary School in
Crandall Crandall is an English surname. It is likely a geographic feature name deriving from the Anglo-Saxon, "crundel," meaning hollow, ravine, or water-course. Notable people with the surname *Bradley Crandall (1927–1991), radio personality, US * B ...
.


References

Unincorporated communities in Kaufman County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{KaufmanCountyTX-geo-stub