Redtown, Angelina County, Texas
Unincorporated community
Redtown is located in Texas
Redtown
Redtown
Redtown is located in the United States
Redtown
Redtown
Coordinates: 31°24′57″N 94°56′21″W / 31.4157368°N 94.9391009°W / 31.4157368; -94.9391009
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAngelina
Elevation
[1]
259 ft (79 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code936
GNIS feature ID1380428[1]

Redtown is an unincorporated community in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

History

The area in what is now known as Redtown today was first settled around 1900. A post office was established at Redtown in 1906 and was only in operation for a year and went by the name "Red". The community had two churches and a store in the mid-1930s. Many residents left Redtown since then, but there were still two churches, along with a cemetery, in the community in the early 1990s. Its population was 50 in 2000.[2]

Geography

Redtown is located on Farm to Market Road 1819, 14 mi (23 km) west of Lufkin in western Angelina County.[2]

Education

Redtown had its own school in the mid-1930s.[2] Today, the community is served by the Central Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Redtown, Angelina County, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 Long, Christopher (March 1, 1995). "Redtown, TX (Angelina County)". tshaonline.org.


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