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SAXET, TEXAS

Texas’ Only Palindrome Ghost Town

Shelby County, East Texas

31° 57' 57" N, 94° 17' 55" W

Intersection of CR 4679 and CR 4676
About 6 Miles SE of Gary
About 4 Miles NW of Tenaha
About 7 Miles NE of Timpson
N of Center, the county seat
S of Carthage
Population: Unknown

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Saxet TX

Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, April 2011


History on a Pinhead

Born with the railroad and died by the railroad.

No one is quite sure of Saxet’s peak years or if ever had peak years. It developed because of its railroad spur and its ability to ship cattle and produce but population figures or dates aren’t available. It did not have a post office although it appears on maps from the 1920s. Its unique claim to fame is its name. Saxet is Texas spelled backward. Sacul, Texas is another East Texas town with a reversed spelling (Lucas).

Saxet TX RR Track

Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, April 2011


Saxet TX road

Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, April 2011


Shelby County Texas 1920s map
Shelby County 1920s map showing Saxet
(near Panola County line)
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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East Texas

Saxet, Texas Nearby Towns:
Center the county seat
Tenaha
Timpson
Carthage
See Shelby County | Panola County

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