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Tuscola County Circuit Court
Tuscola may refer to: * Tuscola, Illinois *Tuscola Township, Douglas County, Illinois * Tuscola, Kentucky *Tuscola County, Michigan * Tuscola Township, Tuscola County, Michigan * Tuscola, Mississippi * Tuscola High School (Waynesville, NC) *Tuscola, Texas Tuscola is a city in Taylor County, Texas, United States. The population was 850 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a tota ... {{geodis Henry Schoolcraft neologisms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscola, Illinois
Tuscola is a city and the county seat of Douglas County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,636 at the 2020 census. History The city of Tuscola's name came from an unknown Native American tribe's word for "flat plain." The founding Supervisor of Tuscola township was O. C. Hackett, who was elected in 1868. Hackett was elected Supervisor with a majority of only one vote over W. B. Ervin. O. C. Hackett was the grandson of noted Kentucky frontiersman and Boonsborough resident Peter Hackett. O. C. planted Hackett's Grove, a sassafras grove situated on Section 31, Township 16, Range 9, on the east side of the township. This grove is traversed by a branch of Scattering Fork of the Embarrass River, long known as Hackett's Run. According to the History of Douglas County (1884), the grove had been owned by the Hacketts long before Douglas County came into existence. O.C. Hackett's father, John Hackett, settled in nearby Coles County in 1835. Family legend holds that Abraham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscola Township, Douglas County, Illinois
Tuscola Township is one of nine townships in Douglas County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,460 and it contained 2,563 housing units. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Tuscola Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.87%) is land and (or 0.13%) is water. Cities, towns, villages * Tuscola Unincorporated towns * Hayes at * Hillcrest at * Meadowview at * North Prairie Acres at * Northgate at * Parkview at * Southland Acres at * West Ridge at * Yoder Addition at Cemeteries The township contains these three cemeteries: Mount Zion, Nelson and Tuscola Township. Major highways * Interstate 57 * U.S. Route 36 * U.S. Route 45 Airports and landing strips * Cooper Landing Field (historical) * Tuscola Airport Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 5,460 people, 2,297 households, and 1,320 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,563 housing units at an average de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscola, Kentucky
Tuscola, Kentucky was an unincorporated community located on Little Cat Fork in Lawrence County, Kentucky, identified with a post office by that name established in 1902.Robert M. Rennick., "Lawrence County - Place Names" (2016). Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection. 90. https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/rennick_ms_collection/90, retrieved 11 Nov 2020.Robert M. Rennick, "Lawrence County - Post Offices & Place Names" (2000). County Histories of Kentucky. 244. https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/kentucky_county_histories/244, retrieved 11 Nov 2020. History A post office was first established at or close to the mouth of Spring Branch on Little Cat Fork in 1885 as "Cat P.O.," but was discontinued in March 1891. A 1902 petition to establish the post office as Tuscola located it two and three quarter miles northwest of Olioville, three and a quarter miles southeast of Glenwood, and three and three quarter miles west of Vessie. Little Cat Fork, also called Little Catt or Catts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscola County, Michigan
Tuscola County ( ) is a county in the Thumb region of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,323. The county seat is Caro. The county was created by Michigan Law on April 1, 1840, from land in Sanilac County and attached to Saginaw County for administrative purposes. The Michigan Legislature passed an act on March 2, 1850, that empowered the county residents to organize governmental functions. Tuscola County is one of five counties in the Thumb area. Like the rest of the Thumb, Tuscola County enjoys seasonal tourism from cities like Flint, Detroit and Saginaw. History The name Tuscola was a neologism created by Henry Schoolcraft and had an aboriginal root. That source likely was the native Ojibwe name "desakamigaa" that means the flat level ground or simply the flat country. For an ending, Mr. Schoolcraft then used a form of the Latin word "colo" that means to cultivate, till, or farm or a land that is cultivated. For the suffix, the rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscola Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
Tuscola Township ( ) is a civil township of Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,978 at the 2020 census. The city of Vassar is to the northeast and incorporates some land from the survey township that forms the basis for the present civil township. History The township was established in 1840 as a township of Saginaw County and encompassed all of Tuscola County, which had been created by an Act of the Michigan Legislature on April 1, 1840, from land in Sanilac County and attached for administrative purposes to Saginaw County. Communities * Tuscola is an unincorporated community in the Township North and South of the Cass River in section 28 at Bray Road . A post off named "Worth" was established on March 6, 1848, with Ebenezer Davis as the first postmaster. The name changed to Tuscola on January 8, 1875. The community was platted in 1850 and the post office operated until January 5, 1962. The plat for the Village of Tuscola south of the River w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscola, Mississippi
Tuscola is an unincorporated community in Leake County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi. History Tuscola is located on the former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad and was once home to a cotton gin A cotton gin—meaning "cotton engine"—is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation.. Reprinted by McGraw-Hill, New York and London, 1926 (); ..., three large lumber mills, and two general stores. A post office was established at Tuscola in 1872, and remained in operation until 1924. The community derives its name from the first three syllables of Tuscolameta Creek, which flows near the site. In 1900, Tuscola had a population of 41. References Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Leake County, Mississippi Mississippi placenames of Native American origin {{LeakeCountyMS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscola High School
Tuscola High School is a public senior high school located in Waynesville, North Carolina, United States, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west-southwest of Asheville. Tuscola High School succeeded the original Waynesville Township High School during the 1966 consolidation that merged Fines Creek and Crabtree High Schools with Waynesville. The school was built in the Tuscola community of East Waynesville, near Lake Junaluska and was named after the community in which it was built. Tuscola is a Cherokee word that means "Digging in Many Places". The school's mascot is a Mountaineer and the school colors are black and gold. History On September 30, 1963, the joint boards of education recommended that the schools of Haywood County consolidate. Due to the popular thought that larger schools could provide more opportunities at a more cost-effective price, plans were made to build two senior high schools, one on each side of the county. The construction of these new schools was to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscola, Texas
Tuscola is a city in Taylor County, Texas, United States. The population was 850 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square mile (1.9 km), all land. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Tuscola has a humid subtropical climate, ''Cfa'' on climate maps. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 850 people, 305 households, and 203 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 714 people, 273 households, and 202 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 307 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.20% White, 0.14% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.14% Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |