Sumpter is a former town in central
Trinity County,
Texas
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, United States.
Burials in the cemetery date from 1840.
It was laid out November 20, 1855 and incorporated in 1862. In 1872, the Sumpter courthouse and records were destroyed by fire.
Sumpter was the original county seat of Trinity County. After the 1872 fire, the town of
Trinity
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was designated as the new county seat, and Sumpter was gradually abandoned.
See also
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List of ghost towns in Texas
This is an incomplete list of Ghost town, ghost towns in Texas.
Classification
;Barren site
* Sites no longer in existence
* Sites that have been destroyed
* Submerged
* Reverted to pasture
* May have a few difficult-to-find foundations/foo ...
References
Ghost towns in Texas
Populated places in Trinity County, Texas
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