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NOONDAY, TEXAS
Smith County, East
Texas
Highway 155
3 Miles W of Gresham
7 Miles S of Tyler
Population:
515 (2000)
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History in
a Pecan Shell
Settled in the 1860s, the town was granted a post office in 1880.
By the middle of that decade there were only 25 residents but the
amenities included a store, gristmill, gin, school and church. The
post office moved to Flint in 1904 and the town became on stop on
Flint’s route. By 1910 the population had increased to 100 in 1910,
and a road was built connecting the town to Tyler.
During the Great Depression the population decreased to 56 – a figure
that was in use through 1980. By 1952 the local schools merged into
a single Independent School District, and by 1964 the last business
closed. The Noonday ISD merged with the Bullard
ISD in the late 1960s. In the late 1980s the town finally shed the
population figure of 56 – and reported 385 residents which has since
increased to 515.
See also Noonday, Harrison County |
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