Rising Sun, Texas, Shackleford & Jones County ghost town. (original) (raw)
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History in a Pecan Shell
The only history on Rising Sun comes from John J. Germann's research on the cover below from his Collection of Postmarks of Discontinued Texas Post Offices.
County/Date of Operation:
Shackelford County, 1884-1897; moved to Jones County
First Postmaster: Charles P. Hilts, (Alias Clark Hill), storeowner; located on the Butterfield Overland Stage Route.
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Rising Sun Cemetery
Straddling Shackelford and Jones County
32.6773414, -99.6114752
On private land
A few miles E of Nugent (see map below)
Cover cancelled with 1894 Rising Sun, TX postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection
1907 postal map showing Nugent in Jones County near Shackelford County line
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
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