Elysian Fields, Texas
Elysian Fields is a rural unincorporated community in Harrison County, Texas, United States. It lies 11 miles southeast of the county seat of Marshall.
The community was originally the site of a Caddo village named Big Springs. The name of the town is believed to have originated from a dinner conversation in New Orleans in which Capt. Edward Smith compared its beauty to the Elysian Fields of Greek Mythology in 1817. Smith and his family settled in the area in the 1830s. In 1910 the community relocated one mile to the west, so it could be linked to a railroad. The community is now the center of the Elysian Fields Independent School District.
The school district has an estimated population of 3,917.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elysian Fields, Texas
- ^ "Elysian Fields | TX Almanac". www.texasalmanac.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Census profile: Elysian Fields Independent School District, TX". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
External links
- Elysian Fields Independent School District
- Pam Nordstrom, "ELYSIAN FIELDS, TX," Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 25, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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