Yard, Texas
Yard is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 18 in 2000. It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.
Yard, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 31°51′55″N 95°58′01″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Anderson |
| Elevation | 371 ft (113 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 430 & 903 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1372012[1] |
History
Yard was reported to get this name when the owner of the community's first store, named Bruce Gray, accidentally included a request from a customer who wanted a yard of cloth on a list of potential names to give to the post office's department when the settlement was originally part of Tennessee Colony. The post office was then established at Yard in 1903, and remained in operation until the mid-1950s. The community's population was small, with only 10 in 1925, 20 in 1949, and only 18 from 1968 through 2000. It only had one operating business in 1949, and had only a church and several homes in 1982.[2]
Geography
Yard stands on Farm to Market Road 321 right by the Trinity River, 20 mi (32 km) northwest of Palestine in the northwestern portion of Anderson County.[2] A popular saying in Yard is “ if you have ever been to Yard you have been there twice, because the road dead ends at the river and you have to turn around and go back through”
Education
Public education in Yard is provided by the Cayuga Independent School District.
References
Municipalities and communities of Anderson County, Texas, United States | ||
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| City |  Anderson County map | |
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| Footnote | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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