Cross Timber

There have been two similarly-named communities located in northern Johnson County. The settlement of Cross Timbers was named for its location on the edge of the western Cross Timbers. The town was settled about 1853, and a post office opened there in 1870. By 1885 the community reported a population of 100, a school and church, and several businesses, including a cotton gin and gristmill. In 1890 Cross Timbers reported a population of 200. Though in 1896 the community school had one teacher with twenty-five students, by 1900 the school apparently no longer existed. Both the Missouri, Kansas and Texas and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe lines bypassed the settlement in the 1880s. The Cross Timbers post office closed in 1904, and by 1910 the original community had apparently ceased to exist.

Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.

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Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Cross Timber is classified as a Town

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Locations

  • Latitude
    32.48326040
    Longitude
    -97.32598500

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No

Is Incorporated

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Population Counts

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Population Counts

Cross Timber
Pop. Year Source
324 2019 Texas Demographic Center
268 2010 Texas Demographic Center
277 2000 Texas Demographic Center
256 1990 Texas Demographic Center