Sweet Union, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
31°29′21″N 95°1′49″W / 31.48917°N 95.03028°W / 31.48917; -95.03028CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyCherokeeElevation
240 ft (70 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area codes430 & 903GNIS feature ID2034900[1]

Sweet Union is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 40 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.

Geography

Sweet Union is located on Farm to Market Road 1247 near Larrison Creek, 22 mi (35 km) south of Rusk in southern Cherokee County.[2]

Education

Sweet Union had a combination school and church in 1887. It was still standing in the 1930s. Since 1964, the community has been served by the Wells Independent School District.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweet Union, Texas
  2. ^ a b Long, Christopher (July 1, 1995). "Sweet Union, TX". tshaonline.org.
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