| |
JONESVILLE,
TEXAS
AKA
Border and ConcordHarrison
County, East Texas
FM 134
16 miles E of Marshall
Population:
28 (estimated 2000)
Jonesville
Area Hotels - Book Here & Save
Marshall
Hotels |
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 1868 Jonesville moved a mile south
to be on the railroad. 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. |
Longview
& Marshall: A metropolitan Sunday Drive
(Excerpted from "THE EAST TEXAS SUNDAY DRIVE BOOK" by Bob Bowman)
Jonesville
"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." more
| |
|
