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JONESVILLE,
TEXAS
AKA
Border and Concord
Harrison
County, East Texas
FM 134
16 miles E of Marshall
Population:
28 (estimated 2000)
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History
in a Pecan Shell
First named Border, due to its proximity to Louisiana, it is thought
to have been established sometime in the 1840s. It maintained its
own post office until 1849 when the town was renamed after William
Jones - the community's first storekeeper.
A nearby community named Concord merged with Jonesville - losing its
post office and identity in the process.
In 1868 Jonesville moved a mile south to be on the railroad. In 1884
the town had 60 people and by 1892 it had grown to nearly 300. The
community declined to 150 by 1933. By 1950 it was down to 100 and
declined further to the present figure above. |
Longview
& Marshall: A metropolitan Sunday Drive
(Excerpted from "THE EAST TEXAS SUNDAY DRIVE BOOK" by
Bob Bowman)
Jonesville
"From Scottsville,
continue on 1998 until you reach the intersection of Farm Road 134.
Head south on 134 to the one-time cotton community of Jonesville.
Here, you'll find an honest-go-goodness general store of the kind
found around the turn of the century. The T.C. Lindsey & Company General
Store, which evolved from the Jones Trading Post, has been in business
since l847 and includes an enormous antique collection, as well as
run-of-the mill store items. The store has been the scene of several
movie and television productions. Nearby is a new museum housing rare
automobiles, jukeboxes, and other memorabilia.
You'll also find at Jonesville a cotton gin, one of the last such
businesses left in East Texas; the home of Dr. Samuel Floyd Vaughn,
which dates back to the l840s; and Locust Grove, a stunning two-story
house with double porches built in l847.
From Jonesville, continue on 134 to Waskom.
Here, head south on Farm Road 9 until it intersects with Farm Road
2625. Follow 2625, passing through Crossroads, Rosobrough Springs,
Darco and Gailee, until it reaches Farm Road 968. Head west back into
Longview."
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