Midyett, Texas, Panola County. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

The region had been settled by plantation owners prior to the Civil War. The namesake of the town was local storeowner Spencer Midyett. When a post office was applied for in 1887, Spencer submitted his name and (as happened in many early communities in Texas) became the community�s postmaster.

By 1914 Midyett had added an additional store and the population had grown to 100. In 1920 the post office ceased operation and the local school merged with those in Carthage in the 1940s. Now labeled a �dispersed community,� Midyett has a few houses as well as a church and cemetery.

1907 Panola County Postal Map showing Midyett
NE of Carthage
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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