Good Springs, Texas

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Good Springs, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Good Springs
Coordinates: 32°3′23″N94°54′39″W / 32.05639°N 94.91083°W / 32.05639; -94.91083
Country United States
State Texas
County Rusk
Elevation
430 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1378367 [1]

Good Springs is an unincorporated community in Rusk County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 40 in 2000. It is located within the Longview, Texas metropolitan area.

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History

Good Springs was named for a Cherokee village in the area. They were driven out of the area in 1839. It was also known as Lick Skillet for a time. Its population ranged from 25 in the 1940s, 21 in 1990, and 40 in 2000. [2]

Geography

Good Springs is located on U.S. Highway 79, 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Henderson in southwestern Rusk County. [2]

Education

Today, the community is served by the Carlisle Independent School District.

Notes

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Good Springs, Texas
  2. 1 2 Biesele, Megan. "Good Springs, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved January 9, 2023.


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