Saxet, TX

By: D. R. Taylor

Type: General Entry

Published: 1952

Updated: July 1, 1995

Saxet was a farming and cattle-raising community that developed around a spur of the Santa Fe line three miles northeast of Timpson in northeastern Shelby County. With the removal of the spur, Saxet declined and eventually was abandoned. Saxet spelled backwards is "Texas."

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

D. R. Taylor, “Saxet, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed June 27, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/saxet-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

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

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Texas Almanac 2022–2023


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Saxet
Currently Exists: No
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 1380500
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Shelby County
Coordinates: Latitude: 31.96600130°

Longitude: -94.29881000°

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