Majors, Texas

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Majors, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Majors
Coordinates: 33°06′10″N95°13′11″W / 33.10278°N 95.21972°W / 33.10278; -95.21972
Country United States
State Texas
County Franklin
Elevation
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479 ft (146 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 903, 430
GNIS feature ID1378636 [1]

Majors is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 13 in 2000. [2]

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History

The community was named after J.H. Majors, who operated a bank in Mount Vernon. A post office operated in the community between 1899 and 1906. According to a 1985 county highway map, there was once a sawmill in operation near the community. [2]

Geography

Majors is located at the intersections of Farm to Market Roads 3122 and 115, 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Mount Vernon in southern Franklin County. [2]

Education

Majors had its own school in the 1930s. [2] Today, the community is served by the Mount Vernon Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Majors, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 4 Harper, Jr., Cecil. "Majors, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
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