Gould, Texas
Unincorporated community
Gould is located in Texas
Gould
Gould
Gould is located in the United States
Gould
Gould
Coordinates: 32°03′21″N 95°09′03″W / 32.05583°N 95.15083°W / 32.05583; -95.15083
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCherokee
Elevation
351 ft (107 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1378372[1]

Gould is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.

History

The area in what is known as Gould today was first settled in the 1870s and was a station on the International-Great Northern Railroad. A post office was established at Gould in 1905 and remained in operation until 1918. It had 80 residents that were served by a sawmill and a general store in 1914, which remained open until the 1930s and closed after World War II. Its population was 20 in 2000.[2]

Geography

Gould is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 2064 and 2750, 18 mi (29 km) north of Rusk in northern Cherokee County.[2]

Education

Gould is served by the Troup Independent School District.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Gould, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 Long, Christopher (January 1, 1995). "Gould, TX". tshaonline.org.


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