Harrisburg, TX (Jasper County)

Type: General Entry

Published: 1952

Updated: January 1, 1995

Harrisburg is on Farm Road 1738 and the Newton county line, ten miles northeast of Jasper in a heavily forested area of northeastern Jasper County. In 1909 it acquired a third-class county road to Horton, known as the Old Lumber Road. The improved transportation allowed local citizens greater access to the Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas City Railway. A post office, called Dryburg, served the community from 1912 until the late 1930s. Scattered buildings were marked at the site in 1984.

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

Robert Wooster, “Harrisburg, TX (Jasper County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 16, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/harrisburg-tx-jasper-county.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: 1952
Most Recent Revision Date:: January 1, 1995

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Texas Almanac 2022–2023


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Harrisburg
Currently Exists: No
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 1379900
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Jasper County
Associated Names: Dryburg
Coordinates: Latitude: 31.01186350°

Longitude: -93.88990600°

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