Zorn, TX

Type: General Entry

Published: 1952

Updated: November 1, 1995

Zorn is on State Highway 123 thirteen miles north of Seguin in northern Guadalupe County. It was named for Joseph Zorn, who had a store there in the 1850s. A post office opened in 1891. By 1896 Zorn had two gristmills, a general store, and 150 residents. The population fell to 100 in 1933, to ninety-six in 1968, and to twenty-six in 1988 and 1990. The population reached sixty in 2000.

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

Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl, “Zorn, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed June 28, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/zorn-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

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

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Texas Almanac 2022–2023

Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:

Place

Zorn

Currently Exists

Yes

Place Type

Town

USGS ID

1372107

Town Fields

Has post office: No
Is Incorporated: No

Belongs to

Guadalupe County

Associated Names

Divide

Timm's Store

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.75300150°
Longitude: -97.94806030°

Population Counts

People	Year
287	2009

Adoption Status: ⭐: This place has been adopted and will not be available until May 29, 2023
Adopted by:: David B. Zorn
Dedication Message:: In honor of all past, present and future Zorns. We hope to make the town proud (for at least one year).

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