Calhoun, TX (Gregg County)

Type: General Entry

Published: December 1, 1994

Updated: September 5, 2019

Calhoun, among the earliest settlements in Gregg County, was probably founded in the 1850s and was located on or near Rabbit Creek in the southern portion of the county, near the site of the present western edge of Kilgore. Maps show a settlement in the area in the mid-1850s, and a post office operated there from 1853 to 1855. After the Civil War Calhoun disappeared, and no trace remains.

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Eugene W. McWhorter, Traditions of the Land: The History of Gregg County (Longview, Texas: Gregg County Historical Foundation, 1989).

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

Christopher Long, “Calhoun, TX (Gregg County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 21, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/calhoun-tx-gregg-county.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: December 1, 1994
Most Recent Revision Date:: September 5, 2019

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2022–2023

Texas Almanac 2020-2021


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Calhoun
Currently Exists: No
Place Type: Town
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Gregg County

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