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Denton

Denton is known for its friendly, small-town feel, and is home to the University of North Texas (UNT).

Bremond

Bremond is at the junction of State Highway 14 and Farm roads 46, 2413, 2954, and 2293, ten miles east of the Brazos River in northwestern Robertson County.

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Carrollton

Carrollton is on Interstate Highway 35 East fourteen miles north of downtown Dallas in Dallas, Denton, and Collin counties.

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Coldspring

According to local tradition, the settlement was named by Joseph Graves for the cold springwater found there.

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Edna

Edna, the county seat of Jackson County, was established in 1882 when the New York, Texas and Mexican Railway line was built from Rosenberg to Victoria and bypassed Texana, then the county seat.

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1 week ago Andice was adopted by The Lucero and Feldhege Family Keeping our hearts in our hometowns 🌵

1 week ago Jardin was adopted by Angels Under Cover Thank God for Angels under cover! 🌵

2 weeks ago Lime City was adopted by A-No-1 The Famous Tramp 🌵

3 weeks ago Hopkinsville was adopted by Larry Johnson I am a great-great-great-grandson of Henry Hopkins. 🌵

3 weeks ago Exray was adopted by Angela Little Bozarth In Honor of Fred and Juanita Little 🌵

3 weeks ago Ratibor was adopted by Hunter’s Creek Land & Cattle To remember and honor those families that lived, farmed, and raised their children in the Ratibor Community 🌵

1 month ago Los Ojuelos was adopted by Dolores Pompa In honor of Valentin Pompa, my cousin, Lipan Apache, one of the founding peyoteros for the early Native American Church, who lived and died in Los Ojuelos. The Lipan Apache Tribe was instrumental in spreading the Native American Church foundation of song, cultivation and ceremony with Los Ojuelos as the original place in Texas where it began. 🌵

1 month ago Guajillo was adopted by Dolores Pompa In honor of my aunt Teofila Pompa (Lipan Apache), who lived in Guajillo with her husband and children in 1910. 🌵

1 month ago Tom Bean was adopted by Bobby Glen Yowell jr In honor of my dad Bobby Glen Yowell 🌵

1 month ago Todd City was adopted by Elizabeth Todd Sampley Remembering family beginnings in Todd City, Texas 🌵

1 month ago Allison was adopted by Randy Hankins Becky Noland 🌵

1 month ago Cistern was adopted by Kevin and Debra DeWitt Jordan In honor of the John B. DeWitt family. 🌵

1 month ago Gladewater was adopted by Walker Manor Bed & Breakfast Happy 150th Birthday 1873-2023 🌵