Douglassville, Texas, Cass County. (original) (raw)
33� 11' 31" N, 94� 21' 6" W (33.191944, -94.351667)
State Highways 8 and 77
10 miles S of Maud
13 Miles N of Linden the county seat
13 Miles NW of Atlanta
19 Miles E of Naples
ZIP code 75560
Area code 903
Population: 218 Est. (2019)
229 (2010) 175 (2000) 192 (1990)
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History in a Pecan Shell
First settled in the 1850s, settler John Douglass is the community�s namesake.
First settlers migrated from Alabama and Georgia and modeled their Red River community after the plantations they left behind.
A post office was opened in 1854 and only closed in 1990 � a run of 136 years. In 1884 it had a population around 150 which slowly increased to 176 by 1900.
Most of the 20th Century history of Douglassville is unavailable. The population in 1980 was given as 228 and the 1990 population was 192.
Douglassville Community Center
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, May 2010
St. John Missionary Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, May 2010
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