Summary
Branchville is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 200 in 2000.
Branchville, Texas | |
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  Branchville  Branchville | |
| Coordinates: 30°53′4″N 96°45′50″W / 30.88444°N 96.76389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Milam |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 512 & 737 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379455[1] |
History edit
When W. B. Easterwood, a store owner in Port Sullivan, created a branch location nearby, the town may have acquired its name. The community's post office was given the name Branchville when it first opened in 1878. There were two general stores and a Baptist church in the village when it had a population of 85 in 1896, up from 20 in 1884. Despite the hamlet having 100 residents, four churches, and a number of businesses in the 1940s, the post office closed in 1908. In 1990, Branchville had 200 residents. In 2000, the population was unchanged.[2]
Geography edit
Branchville is located on Farm to Market Road 485, 13 mi (21 km) east of Cameron in eastern Milam County.[2]
Education edit
Branchville had its own school in 1896. There was a school with one teacher and 30 White students and two one-teacher schools for 133 Black students in 1903. It had only two schools in the 1940s. They joined the Cameron Independent School District in the early 1970s.[2]
Notable people edit
- Arthur Bryant, Kansas City barbecue icon who operated Arthur Bryant's and is buried in Branchville.[3]
- Shad Fenniel, who killed five people and injured another five during a home invasion on July 3, 1914.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Branchville, Texas
- ^ a b c Branchville, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ Lakeland Ledger, Dec 29, 1982, Arthur Bryant, barbeque king (Obit.) Retrieved May 2012
- ^ Negro kills 8 with a short handled axe, The Newark Advocate (July 3, 1914)
– Kills eight for revenge, The New York Times (July 4, 1914)
– Kills eight with an ax, The Washington Post (July 4, 1914)
– Negro kills 8 negroes, The Daily Advocate (July 4, 1914)
– Four Negroes Dead; Five are Wounded; Slayer Escaped, Cameron Herald (July 9, 1914)
– Two negroes killed and seven may die, The Galveston Daily News (July 4, 1914)
– Five negroes were killed, Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light (July 7, 1914)
– Negro desperado is shot and killed, The Galveston Daily News (February 22, 1915)