Circle, Cherokee County, Texas
Circle, Cherokee County, Texas | |
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  Circle  Circle | |
| Coordinates: 31°48′5″N 95°00′32″W / 31.80139°N 95.00889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cherokee |
| Elevation | 325 ft (99 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 430 & 903 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378123[1] |
Circle is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, there were no population estimates available for the community in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.
History[edit]
The area in what is known as Circle today may have been settled sometime after the Civil War. A post office was established at Circle in 1898 and remained in operation until 1905. The community had several stores, a church, and several scattered houses in the mid-1930s. Many residents left the community after World War II, but in the early 1990s, Circle had a church, a store, and several scattered houses. It did not have any population recorded in 2000, but it was listed on county maps.[2]
Geography[edit]
Circle is located on Farm to Market Road 2962, 8 mi (13 km) east of Rusk in eastern Cherokee County.[2]
Education[edit]
Circle had its own school in the early 1990s.[2] Today, the community is served by the Rusk Independent School District.
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Circle, Cherokee County, Texas
- ^ a b c Long, Christopher (December 1, 1994). "Circle, TX (Cherokee County)". tshaonline.org.
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