Elysian Fields, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, US
Elysian Fields is a rural unincorporated community in Harrison County, Texas, United States. It lies 11 miles southeast of the county seat of Marshall.
The community was originally the site of a Caddo village named Big Springs. The name of the town is believed to have originated from a dinner conversation in New Orleans in which Capt. Edward Smith compared its beauty to the Elysian Fields of Greek Mythology in 1817.[1] Smith and his family settled in the area in the 1830s. In 1910 the community relocated one mile to the west, so it could be linked to a railroad. The community is now the center of the Elysian Fields Independent School District.
The school district has an estimated population of 3,917.[2]
References
External links
- Elysian Fields Independent School District
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elysian Fields, Texas
- Pam Nordstrom, "ELYSIAN FIELDS, TX," Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 25, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Texas, United States
County seat: Marshall
- Hallsville
- Longview‡
- Marshall
- Scottsville
- Uncertain
- Waskom
communities
- Elysian Fields
- Gill
- Harleton
- Jonesville
- Karnack
- Latex
- Nesbitt
- Swansons Landing
- Woodlawn
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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32°22′07″N 94°10′59″W / 32.36861°N 94.18306°W / 32.36861; -94.18306
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