Barnum, Texas

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Barnum
Unincorporated area
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Barnum
Location within the state of Texas
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Barnum
Barnum (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°56′42″N94°40′22″W / 30.94500°N 94.67278°W / 30.94500; -94.67278
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
StateFlag of Texas.svg  Texas
County Polk
Elevation
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76 m (249 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1379392 [1]

Barnum is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1]

History

Barnum sprang up in 1881 around a sawmill built on a railroad line. [2] Some believe the community was named after P. T. Barnum, an American businessman and circus founder, while other hold it was named for another Texas sawmill owner named Barnum. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnum, Texas
  2. ↑ Barnum from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. ↑ Tarpley, Fred (July 5, 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 18. ISBN   978-0-292-78693-6.
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