TexasEscapes.com HOME Welcome to Texas Escapes
A magazine written by Texas
Custom Search
New   |   Texas Towns   |   Ghost Towns   |   Counties   |   Trips   |   Features   |   Columns   |   Architecture   |   Images   |   Archives   |   Site Map

Johnson County TX
Johnson County

Texas Towns
A - Z
Cleburne Hotels

More Hotels

 

BUCHANAN, TEXAS

Texas Ghost Town
Johnson County, Central Texas North

About 5 Miles NW of Cleburne the county seat
SW of Fort Worth
No directions available
Population: 0

Buchanan, Texas Area Hotels
Cleburne Hotels

History in a Pecan Shell

Buchanan was named for the U.S. President (before he was elected) and replaced Wardville (another ghost) as the Johnson County seat of government in 1856. Buchanan was chosen for its more central location. A post office opened there in 1857 and a log courthouse heard trials and dispensed justice. A jail was in place the following year.

Buchanan served for slightly more than ten years. The town had insufficient water and in 1866 an agreement was reached with the new (adjoining) county of Hood. Johnson County gave land to Hood, causing a readjustment of the county center.

With Buchanan no longer within six miles of the center, in March of 1867, an election was held and Buchanan felt the pain it had inflicted on Wardville.

Voters chose Camp Henderson (which was to eventually become Cleburne), the population relocated to the new seat and the post office closed its doors in 1868. A few diehard residents remained but by the 1890s, Buchanan was deserted.


Buchanan Chronicles

The July 29, 1878 Solar Eclipse in Texas

by Mike Cox ("Texas Tales" column)

In Buchanan, a small community in Johnson County, a man who had not known of the coming astronomical show thought the end of the world had come when it started getting dark. He killed his child and himself. "He had always been regarded as a fanatic on the subject of religion," the Austin Daily Statesman reported on August 8, "but was an industrious, sober [person]."... more


Take a road trip

Buchanan, Texas Nearby Towns:
Cleburne the county seat
Fort Worth
See Johnson County | Central Texas North

Book Hotel Here:
Fort Worth Hotels | Cleburne Hotels | More Hotels
Texas Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories, landmarks and recent or vintage photos, please contact us.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Texas Towns A - Z Texas Regions:
Gulf Texas Gulf Coast East East Texas North Central Texas North Central Woutn Central Texas South Panhandle Texas Panhandle
South South Texas Hill Texas Hill Country West West Texas Ghost Texas Ghost Towns counties Texas Counties

Texas Escapes Online Magazine »   Archive Issues » Home »
TEXAS TOWNS & COUNTIES TEXAS LANDMARKS & IMAGES TEXAS HISTORY & CULTURE TEXAS OUTDOORS MORE
Texas Counties
Texas Towns A-Z
Texas Ghost Towns

TEXAS REGIONS:
Central Texas North
Central Texas South
Texas Gulf Coast
Texas Panhandle
Texas Hill Country
East Texas
South Texas
West Texas

Courthouses
Jails
Churches
Schoolhouses
Bridges
Theaters
Depots
Rooms with a Past
Monuments
Statues

Gas Stations
Post Offices
Museums
Water Towers
Grain Elevators
Lodges
Stores
Banks

Vintage Photos
Historic Trees
Cemeteries
Old Neon
Ghost Signs
Signs
Murals
Gargoyles
Pitted Dates
Cornerstones
Then & Now

Columns: History/Opinion
Texas History
Small Town Sagas
Black History
WWII
Texas Centennial
Ghosts
People
Animals
Food
Music
Art

Books
Texas Railroads

Texas Trips
Texas Drives
Texas State Parks
Texas Rivers
Texas Lakes
Texas Forts
Texas Trails
Texas Maps
USA
MEXICO
HOTELS

Site Map
About Us
Privacy Statement
Disclaimer
Contributors
Staff
Contact Us

 
Website Content Copyright Texas Escapes LLC. All Rights Reserved