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JONESVILLE,
TEXAS
AKA
Border and ConcordHarrison
County, East Texas
FM 134
21 miles E of Marshall
2
Miles N of US 20/Hwy 80
Population:
28 (estimated 2000) |
History
in a Pecan Shell
First named Border, due to its proximity to Louisiana, it is thought
to have been established sometime in the 1840s. It maintained its own post office
until 1849 when the town was renamed after William Jones - the community's first
storekeeper.
A nearby community named Concord merged with Jonesville
- losing its post office and identity in the process.
In 1884 the town
had 60 people and by 1892 it had grown to nearly 300. The community declined to
150 by 1933. By 1950 it was down to 100 and declined further to the present figure
above.
Jonesville,
Texas Landmarks > Photo
Gallery & Historical Markers
Jonesville
by Lelia Vaughan >
Jonesville
by Bob Bowman > |
Jonesville, Texas
75659 Google
and the Two Jonesvilles
Same named towns are not equal.
Ms Lelia
Vaughan of Jonesville in Harrison County (NOT ANGELINA COUNTY) took the time to
write with a vexing problem. It seems that over the years, this small but still-open-for-business
town frequently gets confused with the ghost
town of the same name in Angelina County. Her letter appears below:
[Dear
Texas Escapes]
Just letting you know the Jonesville, Texas (1847) of Harrison
County in northeast Texas is just a few miles north of I-20 and Highway 80..about
mid-way between Marshall
and Shreveport LA.
[This] Jonesville is home of the Dr.
Samuel Floyd Vaughan home (a Texas Historic Site), and Locust Grove antebellum
home along Coleman Road. The pre-Cival War Swanson's
Landing to Marshall Southern railway extended through Jonesville. When the
railway was taken up during the Civil War, the track was relocated to connect
Marshall with Shreveport. Union Pacific
now manages that railroad through the current town of Jonesville.
We
are having to fight to keep our Jonesville Texas Post Office 75659 open...partially
because of confusions and incorrect locations listed by Google Map and other sites
that have confused our HARRISON County Jonesville with the Angelina
County ghost town with the same name.
Buy stamps from 75659 Jonesville
to help keep our U. S. Post Office open.
Thank You
Lelia Vaughan
Great
Grandaughter of Dr. S. F. Vaughan
August 09, 2011 |
Jonesville From
Longview
& Marshall: A metropolitan Sunday Drive by Bob Bowman (Excerpt
- "The East Texas Sunday Drive Book")
"From Scottsville,
continue on 1998 until you reach the intersection of Farm Road 134. Head south
on 134 to the one-time cotton community of Jonesville. Here,
you'll find an honest-go-goodness general store of the kind found around the turn
of the century. The T.C. Lindsey & Company
General Store, which evolved from the Jones Trading Post, has been in business
since l847 and includes an enormous antique collection, as well as run-of-the
mill store items. The store has been the scene of several movie and television
productions. Nearby is a new museum housing rare automobiles, jukeboxes, and other
memorabilia.
You'll also find at Jonesville a
cotton gin, one of the last such businesses left in East Texas; the home
of Dr. Samuel Floyd Vaughn, which dates back to the l840s; and Locust Grove,
a stunning two-story house with double porches built in l847.
From Jonesville, continue on 134 to Waskom. Here,
head south on Farm Road 9 until it intersects with Farm Road 2625. Follow 2625,
passing through Crossroads, Rosobrough Springs, Darco
and Gailee, until it reaches Farm Road 968. Head west back into Longview."
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The
T.C. Lindsey & Co. General Store
in business since l847
Photo
courtesy Gerald
Massey, August 2011 |
The
T.C. Lindsey & Co. General Store
interior
Photo
courtesy Gerald
Massey, August 2011 |
On
FM 134, 1.5 miles N of Jonesville
Photo
courtesy Gerald
Massey, August 2011 |
Historical
Marker TextSwanson's
Landing(Site
16 mi. NE; Historic Railroad Bed Here)
A
key port on Caddo Lake for traffic to
New Orleans, 1830s-1860s. Founded by Peter Swanson (1789-1849), a civil engineer
and planter. Cotton, pelts and other products
went out and settlers' goods came in at this landing.
1850s terminal of
Southern Pacific (first railroad in East
Texas), built to Marshall
from the landing. During Civil War, 1861-65, road was rerouted to haul troops
between Marshall
and western Louisiana.
Later, port declined. Steamer "Mittie Stephens"
on Feb. 11, 1869, burned near Swanson's Landing with loss of 69 lives.
1969 |
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Historical
Marker TextThis
home evolved from a two-room central hall plan house built in 1841-42. The second
story was completed in 1865, and the Italianate style front rooms and Eastlake
style porches were added after Dr. Samuel Floyd Vaughan purchased the home in
1870. A native of Missouri and a Civil War veteran, Vaughan (1844-1916) served
Harrison County as a physician and surgeon. The homestead has remained in the
Vaughan family for more than 100 years.
Recorded
Texas Historic Landmark - 1985
More Texas
Historic Homes |
1907
Harrison County Postal map showing Jonesville
(Under
"N" in "HARRISON")
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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