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Circle, Cherokee County, Texas

Circle is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, there were no population estimates available for the community in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.

History

The area in what is known as Circle today may have been settled sometime after the Civil War. A post office was established at Circle in 1898 and remained in operation until 1905. The community had several stores, a church, and several scattered houses in the mid-1930s. Many residents left the community after World War II, but in the early 1990s, Circle had a church, a store, and several scattered houses. It did not have any population recorded in 2000, but it was listed on county maps.

Geography

Circle is located on Farm to Market Road 2962, 8 mi (13 km) east of Rusk in eastern Cherokee County.

Education

Circle had its own school in the early 1990s. Today, the community is served by the Rusk Independent School District.

Notes

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Circle, Cherokee County, Texas
  2. ^ Long, Christopher (December 1, 1994). "Circle, TX (Cherokee County)". tshaonline.org.