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DREKA,
TEXASShelby
County, East Texas
FM 2427
About 16 Miles SE of Center
Population:
Unknown |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Settled in the early 1890s, the community had a short-lived post office (1894-1907).
The population in the 1930s was less than 30 but by the end of WWII,
it still had a church,store and gin.
A slow but steady decline has left
the place a dispersed community, but it remained listed as a community as late
as 1990. |
Shelby
County 1907 postal map showing Dreka
(Below
"Y" in "SHELBY")
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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