Laneville, Texas

Laneville is an unincorporated community in south central Rusk County, Texas, United States. A Texas Historical Site here is the McCune Family Cemetery, founded in 1838 to lay to rest members of the Bohannon Wagon Train who were allowed to camp on their farmland and who succumbed to a deadly fever. The descendants of both families have been buried there to this day.

Laneville
Laneville School building
Laneville
Location within the state of Texas
Laneville
Laneville (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°58′28″N 94°48′50″W
Country United States
State Texas
CountyRusk
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1339614

History

The town came into being as a crossroads community in the 1880s. The intersection of four "lanes" furnished the town's name. The town was granted a post office in 1888. Today, the "four" lanes are FM 225 and FM 1798[1]

Education

The community of Laneville is served by the Laneville Independent School District and home to the Laneville High School Yellow Jackets.

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