Time

Time was ten miles northeast of Hemphill in northeastern Sabine County. A Time post office was established in 1896, and by 1914 the community had a population estimated at forty, a gin, and two stores. By 1925 the population had increased to an estimated seventy-five. The community declined in the late 1920s, and the post office was closed in 1931. In 1939 the population was an estimated forty, and the community had two rated businesses. The site of Time was inundated by Toledo Bend Reservoir, which was constructed in the late 1960s.

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Cecil Harper, Jr. | © TSHA

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Belongs to

Time is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Time is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (Bennett)

Location

Latitude: 31.56112100
Longitude: -93.82086300

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No