Frog, Texas and Frognot, Texas. (original) (raw)
FROG, TEXAS
Frog, Texas is a former African-American community founded in the last years of the 19th Century. It can be found just south of Highway 80, 7 miles E of Terrell on FM 316.
According to the Handbook of Texas, some of the town�s first residents had been employed by the railroad. Founding families included the Stephenses and Starlings and in the 1930 and 40s, these two families populated 28 of the 36 houses that formed the community. Frog (whose namesake is said to be a family surname), had Baptist and Pentecostal churches as well as a school and store. In the 1990s Frog got an infusion of new residents, although the Baptist Church had since relocated to Terrell. The Pentecostal church, still holds services.
No photos of Frog, Texas were available as of this writing.
The Frog in Frognot
Photo Courtesy Mike Price, October 2007
Frognot�s history is not known. Other than the standpipe, there is no town center or any signs of a community. It may be a Municipal Utility District or a water district.
Photographer�s Note:
�Frognot's not there. This is all there is.� -
Mike Price, October 2007
Frognot Standpipe
Photo Courtesy Mike Price, October 2007
Frognot Water Supply
Photo Courtesy Mike Price, October 2007
Frognot, Texas Area Destinations:
The ghost town Richard, TX is on FM 981 about 7-8 miles east of Blue Ridge, and only 2-3 miles east of Frognot (which also lies on FM 981). - Matthew Todd, January 26, 2007
Subject: Frognot
Frognot Water Supply Corporation has a website with History of Frognot, TX. You can find it at www.frognotwsc.com - Lydia M.V. Brandt, January 12, 2012
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