Anderson County, Texas, Landmarks & Vanished Communities

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Feature NameTypeLatitude, LongitudeDescriptionSource
Alamo Schoolschool31.77028, -095.62972USGS
Alderbranchpop place31.68861, -095.45778USGS
Allen Bluffcliff31.95861, -096.02944USGS
Alligator Lakelake31.99167, -095.45028USGS
Anderson Bluffcliff32.05778, -095.44278USGS
Anderson Chapelchurch31.76778, -095.55389USGS
Anderson Countycivil31.81667, -095.66667USGS
Antioch Churchchurch31.75667, -095.46417USGS
Bacon Cemeterycemetery31.66139, -095.73028USGS
Basset Creekstream31.72500, -095.70667USGS
Bear Lakelake31.76750, -095.88556USGS
Beaver Creekstream31.86028, -095.87861USGS
Beaver Marshswamp31.94333, -095.72361USGS
Bee Branchstream31.95333, -095.93778USGS
Beech Creekstream31.79194, -095.40333USGS
Bell Cemeterycemetery31.70472, -095.56306USGS
Bethelpop place31.92000, -095.92000USGS
Bethel Churchchurch31.86556, -095.69639USGS
Bethel School Number 2school31.89250, -095.91583USGS
Beulah Churchchurch31.69056, -095.60722USGS
Big Camplocale31.95472, -096.01167USGS
Big Lakereservoir31.71444, -095.83750USGS
Bird Branchstream31.66611, -095.31528USGS
Bird Mountain Lookout Towertower31.65583, -095.33306USGS
Blackburn Crossing Damdam32.05556, -095.43778USGS
Blackfootpop place31.94611, -095.83500USGS
Blackfoot Oil Fieldoilfield31.94222, -095.77583USGS
Blue Lakelake31.76333, -095.65444USGS
Blue Lakelake31.77750, -095.91444USGS
Boggy Creekstream31.97139, -095.44944USGS
Bois D Arclocale31.95806, -095.75111USGS
Bois D' Arc Churchchurch31.95583, -095.74833USGS
Bosman Schoolschool31.96500, -095.85361USGS
Box Creekstream31.55306, -095.71500USGS
Box Creek Schoolschool31.53750, -095.68389USGS
Bradfordpop place31.98861, -095.76639USGS
Brown Spring Churchchurch31.86806, -095.58250USGS
Broyles Chapelchurch31.76417, -095.71167USGS
Brush Lakelake31.76917, -095.89278USGS
Brushy Creekstream31.91639, -095.42556USGS
Brushy Creekpop place31.95750, -095.61472USGS
Brushy Creek Schoolschool31.98250, -095.61306USGS
Brushy Lakelake31.62583, -095.76667USGS
Caddo Creekstream32.01278, -095.42694USGS
Caney Branchstream32.04167, -095.49667USGS
Caney Creekstream31.62861, -095.79556USGS
Caney Creekstream31.62972, -095.28500USGS
Catfish Creekstream31.77444, -095.93167USGS
Cayugapop place31.95694, -095.97444USGS
Cayuga Oil Fieldoilfield32.00722, -095.99056USGS
Cayuga Schoollocale31.97361, -095.97278USGS
Cedar Creekstream31.60722, -095.67000USGS
Cedar Creekstream31.66444, -095.35083USGS
Cedar Creek Cemeterycemetery31.64583, -095.66056USGS
Cedar Creek Churchchurch31.65472, -095.64778USGS
Cedar Lakelake31.72861, -095.83139USGS
Cedar Lake Sloughgut31.76444, -095.85861USGS
Chalybeate Creekstream31.74361, -095.73444USGS
Chambers Cemeterycemetery31.70528, -095.57722USGS
City Lakereservoir31.76194, -095.66500USGS
Clear Lakelake31.74833, -095.84528USGS
Clemons Schoolschool31.95306, -095.48083USGS
Coleman Cemeterycemetery31.92361, -095.59972USGS
Concord Churchchurch31.91056, -095.68056USGS
Concord Schoolvanished school31.78923, -095.64630This once was a thriving community with a one room school house. That disappeared many years ago, and now only a small church, Cemetery, and a few houses remain.Gladys Armstrong
Coon Creekstream31.99139, -095.85806USGS
Cooper Creekstream31.89917, -095.51000USGS
County Line Cemeterycemetery32.03944, -095.75222USGS
Cox Bluffcliff31.92833, -096.00889USGS
Crawford Cemeterycemetery31.65806, -095.48667USGS
Crockett High Schoolschool31.76222, -095.62778USGS
Croninpop place31.67611, -095.61639USGS
Crooked Creekstream31.63722, -095.72222USGS
Crystal Lakereservoir31.74417, -095.50222USGS
Cuney Academyschool31.81639, -095.59722USGS
Dabbs Cemeterycemetery31.96389, -095.50583USGS
Davey Lakereservoir31.79250, -095.64528USGS
Davey Parkpark31.78833, -095.63694USGS
Davis Cemeterycemetery31.59306, -095.66694USGS
Days Chapelchurch31.65917, -095.51472USGS
Deanwrightpop place31.73639, -095.54250USGS
Delany Branchstream31.63917, -095.50389USGS
Delany Cemeterycemetery31.65889, -095.52861USGS
Douglas Schoolschool31.76833, -095.61722USGS
Douthit Cemeterycemetery31.67556, -095.58417USGS
Duck Lakelake31.88139, -095.97528USGS
Ebenezer Churchchurch31.70667, -095.71056USGS
Elkhartpop place31.62500, -095.57917USGS
Elkhart Lakelake31.63667, -095.54972USGS
Elmtownpop place31.89583, -095.62833USGS
Elmwoodvanished community31.78156, -095.63416There once was a school here and but it has been made into a home.Gladys Armstrong
Elmwoodpop place31.91944, -095.63083USGS
Evergreen Marshswamp31.93611, -095.72000USGS
Fastrill Bridgebridge31.62972, -095.28500USGS
Ferguson Cemeterycemetery31.70306, -095.51833USGS
Ferguson Churchchurch31.70111, -095.50500USGS
Fields Chapelchurch31.75861, -095.44972USGS
Fivemile Branchstream31.81306, -095.71167USGS
Flag Lakelake31.76000, -095.87639USGS
Flint Hill Churchchurch31.85083, -095.46806USGS
Flint Hill Schoolschool31.84694, -095.46444USGS
Fort Houston Cemeterycemetery31.72722, -095.65194USGS
Fort Houston Cemeterycemetery31.72722, -095.65194USGS
Foster Cemeterycemetery32.03750, -095.59722USGS
Foster Schoollocale31.82750, -095.66917USGS
Fostervillepop place32.01056, -095.61444USGS
Foundry Branchstream31.80972, -095.72361USGS
Four Pines Schoolschool31.74889, -095.68000USGS
Frankstonpop place32.05250, -095.50611USGS
Freewill Churchchurch31.88000, -095.86500USGS
Friendship Churchchurch31.92500, -095.84944USGS
Frost Creekstream31.66306, -095.61417USGS
Gal Creekstream31.65361, -095.39056USGS
Galilee Churchchurch31.54472, -095.66889USGS
Glad Oaks Airportairport32.01667, -095.70000USGS
Gray Chapelchurch31.95750, -095.78611USGS
Green Bay High Schoolschool31.65389, -095.75861USGS
Greens Bluffpop place31.87000, -095.96917USGS
Gum Creekstream31.72417, -095.72056USGS
Hall Branchstream31.92028, -095.97111USGS
Hardshell Cemeterycemetery31.97861, -095.52306USGS
Hardshell Creekstream31.93389, -095.50806USGS
Harmonypop place31.75806, -095.79361USGS
Herringpop place31.75889, -095.40083USGS
Highway Churchchurch31.82556, -095.80417USGS
Holly Springspring31.89361, -095.76028USGS
Holly Spring Branchstream31.89694, -095.80194USGS
Holly Spring Churchchurch31.89472, -095.75972USGS
Hollywood Schoolschool31.97778, -095.49250USGS
Honey Lakelake32.00556, -095.44194USGS
Hopewell Cemeterycemetery31.97472, -095.64444USGS
Houston Mound Historical Markerpark31.57667, -095.41000USGS
Hurricane Creekstream31.82528, -095.41139USGS
Indian Creekstream31.99111, -095.60417USGS
Indian Pondlake31.79528, -095.41500USGS
Ioni Creekstream31.66333, -095.28333USGS
Ioni Marshswamp31.62028, -095.43222USGS
Jackson Cemeterycemetery31.90361, -095.92944USGS
Jarvispop place31.75500, -095.44472USGS
Jerusalem Schoolschool31.86528, -095.69278USGS
Johnnycake Lakelake31.77000, -095.89028USGS
Judson Cemeterycemetery31.95417, -095.93972USGS
Keechie Creekstream31.69250, -095.78722USGS
Kickapoo Battlefield Monumentpark32.02389, -095.48861USGS
Kickapoo Branchstream31.97778, -095.45083USGS
Kickapoo Mountainsummit32.03278, -095.48056USGS
KLIS-FM (Palestine)tower31.78000, -095.63972USGS
KNET-AM (Palestine)tower31.77389, -095.61667USGS
Kossuthpop place31.74222, -095.49861USGS
KTDN-FM (Palestine)tower31.73194, -095.62361USGS
KYYK-FM (Palestine)tower31.77389, -095.61667USGS
KYYK-FM (Palestine)tower32.00361, -095.71861USGS
Lake Creekstream31.72333, -095.83444USGS
Lakeview Assemblypop place31.65833, -095.68583USGS
Lamar Schoolschool31.75278, -095.62917USGS
Liberty Cemeterycemetery31.98806, -095.76139USGS
Liberty Hill Cemeterycemetery32.06750, -095.53917USGS
Lincoln High Schoolschool31.75556, -095.64000USGS
Lindsey Bluffcliff31.95528, -096.01917USGS
Little Brushy Creekstream31.97667, -095.56861USGS
Little Brushy Lakelake31.62500, -095.76889USGS
Living Green Churchchurch31.66194, -095.71528USGS
Lochridge Ranch Airportairport31.98917, -095.95083USGS
Lone Pine Schoolschool31.79000, -095.68000USGS
Long Branchstream31.92917, -095.87750USGS
Long Lakelake31.62917, -095.77306USGS
Long Lakepop place31.64944, -095.78083USGS
Long Lake Oil Fieldoilfield31.67444, -095.76611USGS
Lost Prairie Lakereservoir31.79667, -095.52333USGS
Lost Prairie Schoolschool31.79278, -095.53583USGS
Mack Creekstream31.65417, -095.73694USGS
Maggie Branchstream31.59417, -095.28861USGS
Magnolia Cemeterycemetery31.65889, -095.73750USGS
Manson Creekstream31.59444, -095.71472USGS
Massey Lakepop place31.81194, -095.86806USGS
McCrakin Lakelake31.62361, -095.76917USGS
Meadowood Ranch Heliportairport32.02000, -095.74528USGS
Midway Churchchurch32.01444, -095.66167USGS
Milan Schoolschool31.73694, -095.60222USGS
Miles Creekstream31.59444, -095.27556USGS
Mitchell Branchstream31.92028, -095.97083USGS
Montalbapop place31.87639, -095.73250USGS
Mossy Lakelake31.77639, -095.90417USGS
Mound Prairie Creekstream31.82611, -095.55694USGS
Mound Prairie Schoolschool31.87306, -095.56917USGS
Mount Comfort Churchchurch31.86333, -095.58056USGS
Mount Moriah Churchchurch31.68861, -095.63194USGS
Mount Olive Churchchurch31.81556, -095.88306USGS
Mount Olive Churchchurch32.05889, -095.47139USGS
Mount Olive Schoolschool31.76694, -095.53167USGS
Mount Pilgrim Churchchurch31.66417, -095.75556USGS
Mount Pleasant Churchchurch31.90611, -095.55083USGS
Mount Zion Cemeterycemetery31.97444, -095.61500USGS
Mount Zion Churchchurch31.98222, -095.61472USGS
Mud Lakelake31.64500, -095.78389USGS
Muse Churchchurch31.62583, -095.33389USGS
Myrtle Spring Churchchurch32.04389, -095.56833USGS
Myrtle Springs Schoolschool31.58028, -095.67306USGS
Nechespop place31.86667, -095.49556USGS
Neches Cemeterycemetery31.86722, -095.50028USGS
New Bethel Churchchurch31.89333, -095.93222USGS
New Bethel Church (Historical)church31.89361, -095.91444USGS
New Chapelchurch31.86000, -095.62972USGS
New Hope Churchchurch31.85500, -095.88194USGS
New Salem Churchchurch31.70111, -095.65250USGS
Norwegian Creekstream31.99972, -095.59306USGS
Norwood Schoolschool31.79639, -095.61833USGS
Oak Grove Churchchurch31.91083, -095.59528USGS
Old Salt Works Lakelake31.73417, -095.73028USGS
Olive Branch Churchchurch31.96333, -095.59583USGS
Otter Creekstream31.91389, -095.78889USGS
Owens Cemeterycemetery32.03444, -095.48389USGS
Palestinepop place31.59556, -095.63083USGS
Parker Cemeterycemetery31.60806, -095.69194USGS
Perry Starr Cemeterycemetery31.66972, -095.59556USGS
Pertpop place31.92250, -095.54722USGS
Phillips Lakelake31.81139, -095.40750USGS
Pickle Chapelchurch31.95861, -095.77667USGS
Pilgrim Churchchurch31.59250, -095.58833USGS
Pilgrim Hill Churchchurch31.73639, -095.64528USGS
Pine Mountainsummit31.95417, -095.69472USGS
Pine Ridge Cemeterycemetery31.69500, -095.57556USGS
Pleasant Hills Schoolschool32.03944, -095.56972USGS
Pleasant Springs Cemeterycemetery31.72528, -095.62583USGS
Prairie Creekstream31.99944, -096.04889USGS
Price Cemeterycemetery31.87806, -095.60500USGS
Price Chapel Cemeterycemetery32.01833, -095.84472USGS
Providence Cemeterycemetery31.87944, -095.76444USGS
Providence Churchchurch31.66139, -095.41000USGS
Providence Schoolschool31.86333, -095.77111USGS
Rampy Lakelake31.99417, -096.00556USGS
Rocky Mound Churchchurch31.58556, -095.56472USGS
Roustabout Camplocale31.96028, -096.01472USGS
Running Spring Cemeterycemetery32.00944, -095.47111USGS
Rusk Schoolschool31.76972, -095.63722USGS
Saddler Creekstream31.62167, -095.45361USGS
Saint Anna Churchchurch31.52694, -095.68806USGS
Saint James Churchchurch31.64944, -095.44500USGS
Saint John Churchchurch31.81222, -095.82389USGS
Saint Johns Churchchurch31.83083, -095.46167USGS
Saint Luke Churchchurch31.80556, -095.57000USGS
Saline Branchstream31.87750, -095.96833USGS
Salmonpop place31.57306, -095.49833USGS
Salmon Churchchurch31.60972, -095.51417USGS
Salt Water Sloughstream31.62000, -095.74861USGS
Sand Flat Churchchurch31.59028, -095.41639USGS
Sand Hollowvalley31.76972, -095.73333USGS
Sand Lakelake31.86333, -095.92333USGS
Sand Springs Churchchurch31.68722, -095.41167USGS
Scrougeoutvanished communityScrougeout appears on the Anderson County list of old town names.Jim Johnson
Shaw Cemeterycemetery31.88833, -095.87639USGS
Shiloh Churchchurch31.83500, -095.58389USGS
Short Branchstream31.92944, -095.88250USGS
Silver Creekstream31.57889, -095.40861USGS
Sixmile Branchstream31.81000, -095.72333USGS
Skeet Branchstream31.92222, -095.88444USGS
Slocumpop place31.63139, -095.46222USGS
Snake Creekstream31.74194, -095.49194USGS
Southside Churchchurch31.74694, -095.61722USGS
Spring Branchstream31.63889, -095.61583USGS
Spring Branchstream31.69944, -095.43111USGS
Spring Creekstream31.76833, -095.89944USGS
Spring Park Lakereservoir31.76111, -095.61000USGS
Springfieldpop place31.98694, -095.80528USGS
Squirrel Creekstream31.64778, -095.41139USGS
Stills Creekstream31.76722, -095.40639USGS
Strong Memorial Parkpark31.62472, -095.48028USGS
Sulphur Springs Churchchurch31.64889, -095.68028USGS
Sumac Branchstream31.76361, -095.42917USGS
Swanson Cemeterycemetery31.76833, -095.53917USGS
Swanson Hill Churchchurch31.72694, -095.57111USGS
Swift Lakelake31.75056, -095.56250USGS
Sycamore Creekstream31.95833, -096.02778USGS
Tabernacle Churchchurch31.53444, -095.68278USGS
Tennessee Colonypop place31.83556, -095.83889USGS
Thomas Starr Cemeterycemetery31.66639, -095.58472USGS
Tillman Cemeterycemetery31.85528, -095.36917USGS
Todd Citypop place31.91917, -095.47778USGS
Town Creekstream31.70139, -095.79083USGS
Trinity Riverstream29.57639, -094.70333USGS
Tuckerpop place31.67361, -095.74806USGS
Turkey Creekstream31.72028, -095.42722USGS
Tyler Ferry Lakelake31.77028, -095.92500USGS
Union Academyschool31.86944, -095.62611USGS
Union Churchchurch31.84139, -095.80361USGS
Union Hope Schoolschool31.67194, -095.48083USGS
Upper City Lakereservoir31.76944, -095.66417USGS
Walnut Creekstream31.90306, -095.43306USGS
Wardpop place31.90722, -095.80472USGS
Washington Schoolschool31.76444, -095.64361USGS
Watkins Chapelchurch31.98611, -095.60333USGS
Watson Springs Churchchurch31.70194, -095.57389USGS
Watts Schoolschool31.77167, -095.47139USGS
WBS Schoolschool31.96417, -095.82917USGS
Weed Lakelake31.81333, -095.94806USGS
Wells Creekpop place31.79833, -095.55528USGS
Wells Creekstream31.81556, -095.54500USGS
West Shady Grove Cemeterycemetery31.83667, -095.37222USGS
White Oak Creekstream31.84861, -095.44389USGS
Wild Cat Bluffvanished community31.95897, -095.97335Legend has it that it was so named because an Indian Woman was washing clothes in the river when a wild cat attacked her and she drowned the cat in the river. In the mid 1840's, pioneers from TN; AR; LA; & MS settled this area.Gladys Armstrong
Wildcat Creekstream31.99472, -096.05111USGS
Willow Sloughstream31.68528, -095.62722USGS
Wofford Cemeterycemetery32.05833, -095.46833USGS
Wolf Creekstream31.73417, -095.74417USGS
Wolf Creekstream32.02028, -095.81222USGS
Wolf Creek Lakereservoir31.77389, -095.69639USGS
Yardlocale31.86194, -095.97000USGS
Yard Schoolschool31.86528, -095.96639USGS
Yellow Branchstream31.64056, -095.49861USGS