New Colony, Cass County, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
33°2′52″N 94°17′57″W / 33.04778°N 94.29917°W / 33.04778; -94.29917New Colony is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 65 in 2000.
History
The area in what is known as New Colony today was first settled in the late 1880s by people from South Carolina. The wife of J.T. Latham decided to name it New Colony since it was their new home. A local Baptist church was founded in 1889 and several families surnamed Carwile, Elgins, Washington, Crowson, and Martin helped to charter it. Zachariah H. Carwile donated land for another church in 1904. Four years later, it was destroyed by a tornado, but it was rebuilt within a year. A cemetery was located behind the church, and Carwile's grave is the oldest dating back to his death in 1917. It had several homes and businesses in the 1930s. Throughout the 20th century, New Colony was a farming community. It had 65 residents and a woodworking shop as the only business in 2000.[2]
Geography
New Colony is located on Texas State Highway 59, 4 mi (6.4 km) northeast of Linden in east-central Cass County.[2]
Education
New Colony had its own school in the 1930s.[2] Today, the community is served by the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Colony, Cass County, Texas
- ^ a b c New Colony, TX (Cass County) from the Handbook of Texas Online
