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BIRDSTON,
TEXAS
Texas Ghost Town
Navarro County, North Central Texas
Farm Road 416
2 miles NE of Streetman
19 miles SE of Corsicana
Population: 0
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History in
a Pecan Shell
Birdston, was settled sometime prior to the Civil War. A post office
was opened in 1866 and the town had all the necessary components (sawmill,
cotton gin and gristmill) to become a thriving town.
With a population of 250 in 1892, the town still held promise until
around the turn of the century when Streetman was accepted as the
regional railroad connection. The Birdston post office closed in 1909
and Birdston disappeared from maps.
About all that remains today is the Birdston Cemetery. |
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