Ironton, Texas | |
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  Ironton  Ironton | |
| Coordinates:31°54′48″N95°22′25″W / 31.91333°N 95.37361°W /31.91333; -95.37361 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cherokee |
| Elevation | 472 ft (144 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 430 & 903 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379988[1] |
Ironton is anunincorporated community inCherokee County, located in theU.S. state ofTexas.[1] According to theHandbook of Texas,[citation needed] the community had a population of 110 in 2000. It is located within theTyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.
C.H. Martin named the town for the ruins of a nearby iron manufacturing plant and promoted settlement in the area in 1904. That same year, a post office was established, and Charley J. Pool deeded land grants. Two years later, agristmill andcotton gin were established by Louis A. Pritchett. Ablacksmith shop and a garage were built south of the gin. Aplunge dip was built to help establish aBabesiosis program.U.S. Highway 79 was routed east of theInternational-Great Northern Railroad and bypassed Ironton towardPalestine. The last store in the community burned to the ground in 1930 and another was built on the east side of the highway. Edgar W. Brittain took over and opened a service station in 1931, operating both until 1968 and serving as postmaster until mail was transferred to Jacksonville in 1955. It only had one church and no businesses in 1990 and had a population of 110 through 2000.[2]
Ironton is located on U.S Highway 79, 6 mi (9.7 km) southwest ofJacksonville and 4 mi (6.4 km) northeast of theAnderson County line in northwestern Cherokee County.[3]
George N. Harris served as the first teacher at Ironton School in 1910. Children had originally attended school in either Owl's Creek Chapel orEarle's Chapel. Student enrollment declined duringWorld War II and students were bussed toJacksonville Independent School District in 1954.[2]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |