Bull Run is a small rural community located about eight miles southwest of Newton in western Newton County near the Jasper County line. This area was settled by African Americans sometime after the Civil War. In the 1930s a church and school served area farmers. Though Bull Run was still shown on maps by the late twentieth century, no population estimates were available.
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Categories:
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Peoples
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African Americans
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Laurie E. Jasinski,
“Bull Run, TX,”
Handbook of Texas Online,
accessed May 23, 2022,
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/bull-run-tx.
Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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Original Publication Date:
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May 19, 2005
This entry belongs to the following Handbook Special Projects:
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Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
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Place
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Bull Run
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Currently Exists
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Yes
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Place Type
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Town
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Town Fields
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Has post office:
No
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Is Incorporated:
No
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Coordinates
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Latitude:
30.75965000°
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Longitude:
-93.85157300°