Linwood, Texas | |
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  Linwood  Linwood | |
| Coordinates:31°39′52″N94°59′26″W / 31.66444°N 94.99056°W /31.66444; -94.99056 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cherokee |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 430 & 903 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1361248[1] |
Linwood is anunincorporated community inCherokee County, located in theU.S. state ofTexas.[1] According to theHandbook of Texas, the community had a population of 40 in 2000. It is located within theTyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.
Joseph Durst and his wife Delilah were the first settlers in Linwood sometime before 1832. Another community named Lockranzie developed a half mile east of the community, but the post office moved to Linwood in 1851. It was platted by James H. Durst and Ann Harrison Terrell, promoting it as a port along theAngelina River. Navigation along the river failed and the community grew sharply. Charles Chevallier,Henry Raguet and his brother (also named Charles) relocated here fromNacogdoches and opened stores here in the 1850s. Other early settlers included R.W. Mitchell,George Whitfield Terrell, and his sonGeorge B. Terrell. The Kansas and Gulf Short Line Railroad bypassed Linwood in the early 1880s, causing most of its businesses and residents to relocate to nearbyAlto. The post office shut down in 1903 and the community had two businesses, a church, and ten residents in 1936. The last businesses closed, and the population went up to 40 from 1990 through 2000.[2]
Linwood is located at the intersection ofTexas State Highway 21 andFarm to Market Road 241, 12 mi (19 km) southeast ofRusk in southeastern Cherokee County.[2]
Linwood had its own school in 1936.[2] Today, the community is served by theAlto Independent School District.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |