Nebo

Nebo was off Farm Road 346 thirty miles northwest of Rusk in northwestern Cherokee County. It was established around the time of the Civil War. A post office opened there in 1880, and by 1885 the community had a steam gristmill, a cotton gin, two churches, a district school, and an estimated sixty residents. The population reached 150 by 1892, but the community evidently declined after 1900. The post office closed in 1904, and by the mid-1930s Nebo no longer appeared on maps.

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Christopher Long | © TSHA

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Belongs to

Nebo is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Nebo is classified as a Town

Location

Latitude: 32.11031700
Longitude: -95.41691400

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No