Allentown, TX

By: Christopher Long

Type: General Entry

Published: November 1, 1994

Allentown is on Farm Road 843 eight miles north of Lufkin in northwestern Angelina County. In the 1930s the settlement had a store, a church, and a number of houses. After World War II many residents left the area, but in the early 1990s the church and a store still remained.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Christopher Long, “Allentown, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 18, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/allentown-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: November 1, 1994

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Texas Almanac 2022–2023

Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:

Place

Allentown

Currently Exists

Yes

Place Type

Town

Town Fields

Has post office: No
Is Incorporated: No

Belongs to

Angelina County

Associated Names

Allen's Gin

Modisett

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.44328000°
Longitude: -94.78292900°

Population Counts

People	Year
800	2009

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