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WINNSBORO, TEXAS

Wood County / Franklin County, East Texas

32°57'27"N 95°17'24"W (32.957613, -95.289904)

Highway 11 and Highway 37
15 Miles NE of Quitman Wood County seat
16 Miles S of Mt. Vernon Franklin County seat
25 Miles SE of Sulphur Springs
ZIP code 75494
Area code 903
Population: 3,299 Est. (2019)
3,252 (2010) 3,584 (2000) 2,904 (1990)

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Central Christian Church in Winnsboro
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History in a Pecan Shell

Englishman (and early settler) John E. Wynn became the town’s namesake in the 1850s. Originally spelled Wynnsborough, the name was changed to Winnsborough when a post office was applied for in 1855. It was renamed with the current spelling in 1893.

In 1876 a narrow gauge railroad connected the community to Jefferson which was then a prosperous port. The population was a respectable 700 residents in 1885.

The Texas Southern Railroad arrived in 1904 and ten years later the town had 2,300 people which declined to only 1,900 in the mid 1930s. Growth has been slow but steady since WWII, slowly growing to the present (2010) population of 3,252.

Winnsboro Tx Downtown
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Winnsboro, Texas Landmarks

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Winnsboro Downtown building
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Winnsboro Tx Downtown brick building detail

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Methodist Church
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Tinney Methodist Church
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Winnsboro Tx Closed Wylie Memorial church

The closed Wylie Memorial
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Winnsboro RH McCrary Hardware
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Winnsboro School Gym
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Winnsboro Tx WPA Project1939 School Gym cornerstone

Winnsboro School Gym cornerstone
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Built in 1939
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Winnsboro City Cemetery
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Winnsboro cemetery tombstones
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Winnsboro cemetery tombstones
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The 1907 Shoot-Out
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Rusted truck
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Caboose
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Winnsboro, Texas Nearby Towns:
Quitman Wood County seat
Mt. Vernon Franklin County seat
Sulphur Springs

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