Terryville, Texas
Terryville, Texas | |
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  Terryville, Texas  Terryville, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°11′24″N 97°04′16″W / 29.19000°N 97.07111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| List of counties in Texas | DeWitt County |
| Elevation | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Terryville, Texas is a populated place at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 682 and Farm to Market Road 1447 in eastern DeWitt County, Texas.[1][2] It was named after early settlers James Terry and John Terry, who opened a store there in 1852.[1] James D. Terry served as DeWitt County judge from 1883 to 1891.[3]
During the American Civil War, the community raised a cavalry company for the Confederate States Army.[3]
A post office was established in 1869, the first school was built in 1870, and a Methodist church was established at a site now associated with the Old Terryville Cemetery.[1]
In 1886, Terryville was relocated to a site three miles southeast of its original site, a mile from the Lavaca County line. The Old Terry Cemetery remains at the first townsite.[3]
The town declined after 1900, and its post office was closed in December 1907, and its school in 1952.[1] In 2000, Terryville's population was recorded as 40 residents.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Craig H. Roell: Terryville, TX, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/terryville-tx, last accessed 26 Oct 2020.
- ^ Lat-Long.com: Terryville, TX, https://www.lat-long.com/Latitude-Longitude-1380648-Texas-Terryville.html, last accessed 26 Oct 2029.
- ^ a b c Travel South Texas: Terryville Texas Historical Marker, http://www.stxmaps.com/go/texas-historical-marker-terryville.html, last accessed 26 Oct 2020.