|
|
APPLE SPRINGS,
TEXAS
aka May Apple Springs
Trinity County,
East
Texas
Highway 94, FM 357 and FM 2501
15 miles NE of Groveton
Population: 130 (2000)
Book
Your Hotel Here & Save
Lufkin
Hotels
|
History in
a Pecan Shell
The community was originally known as May Apple Springs for the abundance
of that spring blooming plant. The name change occurred with the opening
of the post office in 1884. The town moved to be closer to the railroad
(the Groveton, Lufkin and Northern) and in the mid 1910s – the town
reported a population of just 75.
The railroad became a victim of the Great Depression and in 1931 the
town (population 150) moved again – to relocate alongside the newly
paved highway. It has remained there ever since. In the mid 1960s
Apple Springs had a population of 285 – declining to the 130 estimate
published on the 2008 map.
Area Hotels - Book Here & Save
Lufkin
Hotels
More Hotels
|
|
|
