Furrh, Texas. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

Grist and sawnill operator John Furrh is the namesake of this small community. Furrh�s son had learned operations from the father and started his own operation here in the mid 1880s.

The community didn�t get a post office until 1898 but by 1917 it had closed its doors. The population was estimated at 150 for 1914 when the community had two stores as well as a cotton gin and its gristmill.

By the mid-1930s Furrh was reduced to a single store supported by 62 scattered residents. Increased mobility after WWII caused the store to close and the population dwindled further. By 1990 it had been declared a �dispersed rural community� The 2000 census used the same figure.

See Furrh, Texas by David Knape

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