Majors, Texas
Unincorporated community
Majors is located in Texas
Majors
Majors
Majors is located in the United States
Majors
Majors
Coordinates: 33°06′10″N 95°13′11″W / 33.10278°N 95.21972°W / 33.10278; -95.21972
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyFranklin
Elevation
479 ft (146 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code903
GNIS feature ID1378636[1]

Majors is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 13 in 2000.

History

The community was named for J.H. Majors, who operated a bank in Mount Vernon. A post office was established at Majors in 1899 and remained in operation until 1906, with Benjamin Majors as postmaster. The community had two churches, two stores, and several scattered houses in the 1930s. Its population was 20 for the following three decades. There was a sawmill in operation on a 1985 county highway map. Its population was 13 in 2000.[2]

Geography

Majors is located at the intersections of Farm to Market Roads 3122 and 115, 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Mount Vernon in southern Franklin County.[2]

Education

Majors had its own school in the 1930s.[2] Today, the community is served by the Mount Vernon Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Majors, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 Harper, Jr., Cecil. "Majors, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved June 23, 2022.


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