BUNCOMBE, TEXAS

Panola County, East Texas

Off FM 1970
About 9 Miles SW of Carthage
Population: 87 est. (2000, 1990)

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Entering Buncombe
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, April 2011

History in a Pecan Shell

Settlement occurred sometime prior to the establishment of a school in the mid 1880s. The community was granted a post office which operated briefly. The community had the school and church in the 1930s along with a cemetery and scattered residences. The school was later consolidated with nearby Clayton, leaving just the cemetery and church. It has since been designated a "dispersed rural community." The population was given as 87 for both the 1990 and 2000 census.

Buncombe TX - Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church

Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, April 2011
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CR 119 & FM1970
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, April 2011

CR 119 sign
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, April 2011

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Buncombe, Texas Nearby Towns:
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