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History in
a Pecan Shell
Named
for the town’s first postmaster George Yantis, the community began
in the 1860s although a center never developed until the 1880s when
the post office opened. Besides his duties as postmaster, Yantis also
ran the community’s gristmill and cotton gin.
The population was a mere 35 residents in 1890, increasing to 60 by
the mid 1890s. In 1914 it had risen to a respectable 300 and it reached
its high-water mark in the early 1930s with 500 citizens. It fell
20% during WWII
and by the end of the 1940s it was less than 300. The town continued
its decline to 174 in the late 1960s but has since increased to 321
in 2000 and 386 in 2010. |
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