Anderson County, Texas
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 28 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1979. Most listings are in or near Palestine, Frankston, Brushy Creek.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP20 of 28 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
28 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBAnderson was formed in 1846 (1846-03-24) from Houston, Nacogdoches.
ANDERSON created from HOUSTON and NACOGDOCHES.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusAnderson County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,884 | 10,398 | 17,395 | 28,015 | 34,318 | 37,092 | 31,875 | 28,162 | 38,381 | 55,109 | 57,922 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS67 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 67 of 67 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Bacon Cemetery |
| Bell Cemetery |
| Blackshire Cemetery |
| Butler Cemetery |
| Caldwell Cemetery |
| Camp Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Cedar Creek Cemetery |
| Chambers Cemetery |
| Cherry Tree Lake |
| Coleman Cemetery |
| County Line Cemetery |
| Crawford Cemetery |
| Dabbs Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Delany Cemetery |
| Douthit Cemetery |
| Earls Chapel |
| East Hill Cemetery |
| Ferguson Cemetery |
| Fort Houston Cemetery |
| Fort Houston Cemetery |
| Foster Cemetery |
| Foster Cemetery |
| Garden of Memories Cemetery |
| Hardshell Cemetery |
| Hopewell Cemetery |
| Jackson Cemetery |
| Jackson Cemetery |
| Jerusalem Cemetery |
| Jimmison Quarter Cemetery |
| Judson Cemetery |
| Land of Memory Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Liberty Hill Cemetery |
| Lumpkin Cemetery |
| Magnolia Cemetery |
| Mallard Cemetery |
| Mason Cemetery |
| Memorial Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Neches Cemetery |
| Newton Cemetery |
| Owens Cemetery |
| Parker Cemetery |
| Perry Starr Cemetery |
| Pine Ridge Cemetery |
| Pleasant Springs Cemetery |
| Price Cemetery |
| Price Cemetery |
| Price Chapel Cemetery |
| Providence Cemetery |
| Rocky Point Cemetery |
| Roselawn Park Cemetery |
| Running Spring Cemetery |
| Saint Josephs Cemetery |
| Shaw Cemetery |
| Starr Cemetery |
| Swanson Cemetery |
| Thomas Cemetery |
| Thomas Starr Cemetery |
| Todd Pond |
| White Oak Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
| Wilson Cemetery |
| Wofford Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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