Trumbull, Texas

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Trumbull, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Trumbull
Location within the state of Texas
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Trumbull
Trumbull (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°29′26″N96°39′56″W / 32.49056°N 96.66556°W / 32.49056; -96.66556
Country United States
State Texas
County Ellis
Elevation
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459 ft (140 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1348818 [1]

Trumbull is an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Texas, United States.

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Geography

The community is located on Interstate 45, approximately 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Downtown Dallas.

History

In 1872, the Houston and Texas Central Railway developed a railroad switch south of Dallas, along its 1872 rail line extension from Houston to Dallas. Known simply as "Switch", the area would later be called by a variety of names: "Ghost Hill", then "Mackie", then "Clemma", before becoming "Trumbull" in 1904. [2] A post office was established in 1896, but was discontinued in 1967. [3]

Education

Trumbull is serviced by the Ferris Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trumbull, Texas
  2. ↑ HART, BRIAN (June 15, 2010). "TRUMBULL, TX". tshaonline.org.
  3. ↑ "Trumbull, Texas". Ellis County Genealogical Society.


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