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Longview–Marshall Combined Statistical Area
The Longview–Marshall Combined Statistical Area covered four counties in Northeast Texas. The statistical area consists of the Longview Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Marshall Micropolitan Statistical Area. Prior to 2003, the area was known as the Longview–Marshall Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consisted of Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, and Upshur counties. As of the 2000 census, the CSA had a population of 256,152 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 271,669). In 2023, the Marshall micropolitan area was removed, and Harrison County was combined into the Longview metropolitan area. Counties * Gregg * Harrison * Rusk * Upshur Communities Places with more than 50,000 people * Longview (Principal city) Places with 10,000 to 25,000 people * Henderson * Kilgore * Marshall (Principal city) Places with 1,000 to 10,000 people * Big Sandy * Gilmer * Gladewater * Hallsville * Ore City * Overton (partial) * Tatum (partial) * Waskom * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longview Metropolitan Area, Texas
The Longview metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area in Northeast Texas that covers four counties— Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, and Upshur. As of the 2010 census the MSA had a population of 280,000 (though a July 1, 2019 estimate placed the population at 286,657). Before 2023, it was also part of the larger Longview–Marshall combined statistical area. In 2023, the Marshall micropolitan area was disestablished and its sole county, Harrison County, was made part of the Longview metropolitan area. Counties * Gregg * Harrison * Rusk * Upshur Communities Places with more than 50,000 people * Longview (Largest city) Places with 10,000 to 25,000 people * Kilgore * Marshall * Henderson Places with 1,000 to 10,000 people * Big Sandy * Gilmer * Gladewater * Hallsville * Ore City * Overton (partial) * Tatum (partial) * White Oak Places with 500 to 1,000 people * Clarksville City * East Mountain * Easton * Lakeport * Mount Enterprise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilmer, Texas
Gilmer is a city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, Texas, United States. It is best known for being the home of the East Texas Yamboree and the birthplace of popular music singers Don Henley of the Eagles band and Johnny Mathis, as well as blues musician Freddie King. Its population was 4,843 at the 2020 census. History Founded in 1846, the city's namesake is former Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer. Gilmer is located on the Old Cherokee Trace, a trail used by the Cherokee Indians in their travels. To this day, arrowheads and other Native American artifacts can be found with little to no digging. Sam Houston, when he lived with the Cherokee, traveled the trace through here. The location of Gilmer was determined by a flood on Little Cypress Creek. First located near the creek, residents decided to change locations because of frequent floods. In 1919, Chilton Jennings, a 28-year-old African American man, was lynched in Gilmer’s town square by a mob of ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New London, Texas
New London is a city in Rusk County, Texas, Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,181 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. New London was originally known as just "London", but because Kimble County, Texas, Kimble County had already established a United States Post Office Department, US Post Office station named London, Texas, London, the town changed its name to "New London" in 1931. History On March 18, 1937, the New London School explosion, London School Explosion killed 270 children and 24 adults. As a result of the disaster, Texas passed laws requiring natural gas to be mixed with a malodorant to provide early warning of any leak. Other states quickly followed. Eventually, malodorant in natural gas became a legal requirement in the United States. Holt Stadium in London, Texas In 1953, the unincorporated community of London, Texas, was home to a notably modern Little League stadium known as Holt Stadium. While a slight possibility exists that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Enterprise, Texas
Mount Enterprise is a city in Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 505 at the 2020 census. History The city of Mount Enterprise, located south of Henderson in rural Rusk County, was named for a small elevation near the town and for the business enterprise of the Vinzent brothers, who settled it in 1832. The town owes its existence to the presence of promising iron ore in the area. Charles Vinzent considered the "old mountain" nearby to be an "iron mountain," and he was not far off the mark; the brown, crumbly ore of the Weches formation that outcrops in the area has a better than 50 percent iron content. However, Vinzent's real enterprise came in the form of manufacturing and retailing. His factory made wagons, buggies, furniture, plows, caskets, and a patented churn. He launched a chain of stores to sell these products, and more, operating out of Mount Enterprise. At one time Vinzent had as many as four stores. Lumbering was also an early industry of Mount En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakeport, Texas
Lakeport is a city in Gregg County, Texas, Gregg County, Texas, United States. The population was 974 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, up from 861 at the 2000 United States census, 2000 census; in 2020 United States census, 2020, its population was 976. Geography Lakeport is located in southeastern Gregg County. Texas State Highway 149 (Estes Parkway) forms the northeastern border of the city, and leads north to Longview, Texas, Longview and southeast to Tatum, Texas, Tatum. Texas State Highway 322 passes through the west side of Lakeport, starting at Highway 149 and leading south to Henderson, Texas, Henderson. The city is bordered to the south by East Texas Regional Airport. According to the United States Census Bureau, Lakeport has a total area of , all land. The Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana), Sabine River forms part of the northwestern border of the city. Demographics According to the census of 2000, there were 861 people, 352 households, and 255 famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easton, Texas
Easton is a city in Gregg and Rusk counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 510 at the 2010 census, and 499 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km2), all land. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 499 people, 163 households, and 120 families residing in the city. Education The Gregg County portion of Easton is served by the Longview Independent School District, Text list/ref> while the Rusk County portion is served by the Tatum Independent School District. Text list/ref> Longview High School is the comprehensive high school of the Longview ISD part. The service area of Kilgore College includes Longview ISD and the portions of Tatum ISD that are not in Panola County. Popular culture "Easton, Texas" is the title of the fourth episode of the CBS Western television series '' Trackdown'', starring Robert Culp Robert Martin Culp (A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Mountain, Texas
East Mountain is a city in Upshur and Gregg counties, Texas, United States. The population was 899 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 797 tabulated in 2010. Geography East Mountain is located in southeastern Upshur County. Small portions of the city extend south along Gilmer Road and Coulter Road into Gregg County. The city limits extend northwest along Main Street and Medlin Road as far as East Mountain, a wooded summit overlooking the community. East Mountain is northwest of Longview and northeast of Gladewater. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.44%, are water. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 899 people, 324 households, and 250 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 580 people, 229 households, and 174 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 249 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarksville City, Texas
Clarksville City is a city in Gregg County, Texas, Gregg and Upshur County, Texas, Upshur counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 780 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History The first settlers arrived in the area before 1845. There was a stagecoach stop at the home of William W. Walters, which was later owned and operated by Warren P. Victory. Though first known as "Gilead", the post office was named "Point Pleasant" in 1852. It closed in 1867. The community withered when the railroad bypassed it in 1873 and Gladewater was established. With the advent of the East Texas Oil Field in 1930, so many homes, businesses, and oil-company camps and offices sprang up along the highway that it was called the Main Street of Texas, and street numbers were designated from Longview to Gladewater. The area around George W. Clark's home on the site of the old stagecoach stop became known as "Clarksville". After extensive paving projects and other civic improvements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Oak, Texas
White Oak is a city in Gregg County, Texas, Gregg County, Texas, United States. It was incorporated in 1960. The population was 6,225 as of 2020 United States census, 2020. History In the later parts of the 1800s, White Oak was a small farming community with three sawmills located on thick forested land. By 1884, there were roughly 15 families living in the area. Most sought to either work at the large sawmills dominating the area or farm the land near the creaks and rivers. A small school was built near Hawkins Creek which would also be utilized as a church on sundays. The school burned to the ground in 1885 due to suspected arson, though no one was ever brought to trial. A new school was established in 1887. Local land owners, Andrew J. Tuttle and his father-in-law, John Bumpus, gathered a group of men in the area to erect a new school. Mr. Tuttle's uncle, Pleas Harris, and Kaleb Bumpus donated land near a spring on which to build the new school. Local tales say Tuttle and B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waskom, Texas
Waskom is a city in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 United States census, 2020 census-tabulated population of 1,910, down from 2,160 residents in 2010 United States Census, 2010. It is located in Harrison County, Texas, Harrison County and lies approximately east of the county seat, Marshall, Texas, Marshall, on U.S. Route 80 in Texas, U.S. 80 and Interstate 20 in Texas, Interstate 20. Waskom forms part of Greater Marshall, which is also included in the Longview–Marshall combined statistical area in the Ark-La-Tex region. To the east are the cities of Greenwood, Louisiana, Greenwood and Shreveport, Louisiana. History The city of Waskom was established in 1850 as Powell Town, presumably for Jonathan S. Powell, who owned a land grant in the area. It was founded as a midway point for an east-west (Dallas to Shreveport) cattle and cotton economic trail to the Red River of the South, Red River in Louisiana. From 1850 to 1872 it had a post office as Powellton. In 1872, it became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatum, Texas
Tatum is a city in Rusk and Panola counties in Texas, United States. Its population was 1,342 at the 2020 census. History Tatum was settled in the 1840s by Albert Tatum and his second wife, Mary C. (Rippetoe) Tatum. In 1848, they built a large plantation there. In 1885, the Santa Fe Railway came through, and the town was divided into individual lots. One of their sons, Paul "Uncle Fox" Tatum, who studied architecture in New York, laid out the streets. He became the postmaster in 1886. The city of Tatum lies along Trammel's Trace, an old trade route; a marker at the south end of town commemorates it. In the city park stands the restored Santa Fe depot. Albert Tatum was born on August 12, 1810, in Hancock County, Georgia, the son of William Tatum and Alice B. (Dent) Tatum. Albert Tatum first married Rebecca Elizabeth Ann Menefee about 1837 in Chambers County, Alabama. They were the parents of one son, William C. Tatum, who was born on June 25, 1838, in Chambers County, Alabama. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overton, Texas
Overton is a city in Rusk County, Texas, Rusk and Smith County, Texas, Smith counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Overton lies in two counties as well as two metropolitan areas. The Rusk County portion of the city is part of the Longview, Texas, Longview Longview, Texas metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Smith County portion is part of the Tyler, Texas, Tyler Tyler metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,275 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census. History It was known to the Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Muscogee, Creeks who lived in the area as Tiyuk Hekia (Standing Pine); many years later, when it was Incorporated town, incorporated, it became known as Overton. The town was named after Major Frank Overton, an early settler and landowner who donated some of his land for the town site. It was platted in 1873 and a post office was granted that year. Overton was originally intended to be a crossroads for two railroad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
