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CLARK, TEXAS

Texas Ghost Town
In NE Liberty County, Texas Gulf Coast / East Texas

On State Highway 146
5 miles S of Rye
N of Liberty the county seat
65 miles NW of Beaumont
Population: Unknown

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History in a Pecan Shell

The land that became Clark was once (1849s) a part of Sam Houston's plantation. The Grand Cane plantation had river access on the Trinity and it was here in 1846 that the Grand Cane post office opened in 1846. In 1869 the post office remained, but was renamed Ironwood (a popular name for Bois d'Arc trees). The post office served the mailing needs of 76 families in 1870. The "town" was renamed Clark in 1900 by the postmaster named Fields, and history seems to have forgotten the reason for the renaming.

Being East Texas, the region was dense with pristine forests, but as the lumber companies approached the town, roads were cut and a logging camp established. In the 1920s, Clark became a voting precinct. Clark doesn't seem to have ever formed a distinct commercial center. In 1990 it remained on maps. Tangible proof of the town under its various names are presented here in the form of postmarks from the John Germann Collection and maps from the Texas General Land Office.

Grand Cane, TX - Liberty  County  post office info
Grand Cane, TX - Liberty  County 1867 postmark
Cover canceled with Grand Cane, TX 1867 postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection

Ironwood, TX - Liberty  County  post office info
Ironwood, TX - Liberty  County 1869  postmark
Cover canceled with Ironwood, TX 1869 postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection
TX  Liberty County 1882 Map
Liberty County 1882 map showing Ironwood
From Texas state map #2134
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Clark, TX - Liberty  County  post office info
Clark, TX - Liberty  County  1936 postmark
Cover canceled with Clark, TX 1936 postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection
TX  Liberty County  1907 Postal Map
Liberty County 1907 postal map showing Clark
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Liberty County TX 1920s map
Liberty County 1920s map showing Clark
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Clark, Texas Nearby Towns:
Liberty the county seat
Houston
See Liberty County
San Jacinto County | Hardin County

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