Shelby County, Texas
Encyclopedia
  • Arcadia
    Arcadia, Shelby County, Texas
    Arcadia is a small unincorporated town in Shelby County, Texas, United States. It sits at an elevation of 351 feet ....

  • Brooklyn
  • Center
    Center, Texas
    Center is a city in Shelby County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,678 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Shelby County...

  • Dreka
    Dreka, Texas
    Dreka is a tiny unincorporated community in southeastern Shelby County, Texas, United States, southeast of Center, on Farm Road 2427.Founded about 1890, a post office was established there in 1894 but was closed in 1907. Martin Shofner was the postmaster. In 1933 an estimated 25 people lived in the...

     (unincorporated)
  • Huxley
    Huxley, Texas
    Huxley is a city in Shelby County, Texas, United States. The population was 298 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Huxley is located at ....

  • Joaquin
    Joaquin, Texas
    Joaquin is a city in northeastern Shelby County, Texas, United States. The population was 925 at the 2000 census. It is located on U.S. Highway 84 and the tracks of the Southern Pacific Railroad.-Geography:Joaquin is located at ....

  • Possum Trot
    Possum Trot, Texas
    Possum Trot is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Shelby County, Texas, United States, near the city of Huxley and the Louisiana border. Originally settled by small farmers in the late 19th century, Possum Trot's current residents are "mostly working-class African-Americans"....

  • Shelbyville
    Shelbyville, Texas
    Shelbyville is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Texas, United States. It is located seven miles southeast of Center on State Highway 87.The Shelbyville Independent School District serves area students.-Historical development:...

     (unincorporated)
  • Tenaha
    Tenaha, Texas
    Tenaha is a town in Shelby County, Texas, United States- established February 2, 1886. The population was 1,046 at the 2000 census. The town's name is taken from the Caddo language for "Muddy Water". Tenaha is a town in Shelby County, Texas, United States- established February 2, 1886. The...

  • Timpson
    Timpson, Texas
    Timpson is a city in Shelby County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2000 census. The community is named after T.B Timpson, a railroad engineer.- History :...

  • Weaver

Education

The following school districts serve Shelby County:
  • Center ISD
    Center Independent School District
    Center Independent School District is a public school district based in Center, Texas .In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.-Schools:*Center High *Center Middle...

  • Excelsior ISD
    Excelsior Independent School District
    Excelsior Independent School District is a public school district located in southwestern Shelby County, Texas .Excelsior ISD has one school that serves students in pre-kindergarten though eighth grade....

  • Joaquin ISD
    Joaquin Independent School District
    Joaquin Independent School District is a public school district based in Joaquin, Texas .Located in northeastern Shelby County, the district extends into a small portion of Panola County...

     (small portion in Panola County)
  • San Augustine ISD
    San Augustine Independent School District
    San Augustine Independent School District is a public school district based in San Augustine, Texas .The district serves northern and eastern San Augustine County and extends into a small portion of Shelby County....

     (mostly in San Augustine County)
  • Shelbyville ISD
    Shelbyville Independent School District
    Shelbyville Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Shelbyville, Texas .The district is located in southeastern Shelby County and includes part of Huxley...

     (small portion in Sabine County)
  • Tenaha ISD
    Tenaha Independent School District
    Tenaha Independent School District is a public school district based in Tenaha, Texas .Located in north central Shelby County, the district extends into a small portion of Panola County....

     (small portion in Panola County)
  • Timpson ISD
    Timpson Independent School District
    Timpson Independent School District is a public school district based in Timpson, Texas .Timpson ISD has three campuses - Timpson High , Timpson Middle , and Timpson Elementary ....


Transportation

The TTC-69 component (recommended preferred) of the planned Trans-Texas Corridor
Trans-Texas Corridor
The Trans-Texas Corridor was a transportation network that was discontinued in the planning and early construction stages in the U.S. State of Texas. The network, as originally envisioned, would have been composed of a network of supercorridors up to wide to carry parallel links of tollways,...

 goes through Shelby County.

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Shelby County, Texas

External links

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