BURNS, TX
BURNS, TEXAS. Burns is a small rural community located off Farm Road 560 and County Road 2109 about fourteen miles northwest of Texarkana in northwestern Bowie County. The settlement was probably named for a family named Burns, and at one time an African-American school was located there. In 2000 the community had a population of 400 and was part of the Hooks Independent School District. No other information was available about the town.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.
Laurie E. Jasinski, "BURNS, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlb72), accessed May 23, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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