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DOUGLASSVILLE,
TEXAS
Cass
County, East Texas
33° 11' 31" N, 94° 21' 6" W (33.191944, -94.351667)
State Highways 8 and 77
10 miles S of Maud
13 Miles N of Linden the county seat
13 Miles NW of Atlanta
19 Miles E of Naples
ZIP code 75560
Area code 903
Population: 218 Est. (2019)
229 (2010) 175 (2000) 192 (1990)
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History
in a Pecan Shell
First settled in
the 1850s, settler John Douglass is the community’s namesake.
First settlers migrated from Alabama and Georgia and modeled their
Red River community after the plantations they left behind.
A post office was opened in 1854 and only closed in 1990 – a run of
136 years. In 1884 it had a population around 150 which slowly increased
to 176 by 1900.
Most of the 20th Century history of Douglassville is unavailable.
The population in 1980 was given as 228 and the 1990 population was
192. |
Douglassville
Community Center
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, May 2010 |
St.
John Missionary Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, May 2010 |
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