Arcadia, Shelby County, Texas history, landmarks, photos, vintage map. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan ShellEarly history of Arcadia's founding and population figures are hard to come by. Although it had two schools early in the 20th Century, they merged with a larger district by the late 1930s.

After WWII, the community had a population estimated at 25 with two stores in operation plus a cotton gin. Twenty people have been reported as residents of Arcadia from 1972 through the 2000 census.

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