Josserand, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States

31°02′07″N 95°05′23″W / 31.03528°N 95.08972°W / 31.03528; -95.08972CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyTrinityElevation

315 ft (96 m)Population

(2000)

• Total29Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code936GNIS feature ID1382095^[1]

Josserand is an unincorporated community in Trinity County, Texas, United States. As of 2000, the community had a population of 29.^[2] It is located within the Huntsville, Texas micropolitan area.

History

Josserand was founded in 1882 by Peter and Frank Josserand, who established a sawmill in the community. They acquired 60,000 acres (24,000 ha) of virgin forest for lumber between 1880 and 1900, causing the community to rapidly grow. In 1887, a post office opened in the community, and by 1892 Josserand had 550 residents as well as two churches and a store. When Peter Josserand died in 1905, this sparked the community's decline. In 1909, the sawmill ceased operations; the post office closed in 1948. A few scattered houses remained in the early 1990s and the population was reported as 29 in 2000.^[2]

Geography

Josserand is located near U.S. Route 287, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Groveton in south-central Trinity County.^[2]

Education

Josserand had schools for Black and White students in 1892. The schools were consolidated with Groveton's schools in the 1930s.^[2]

Notable people

Mildred Hughes, mother of Army veteran Lloyd Herbert Hughes, was born in Josserand.^[3]
James Marion West Sr., businessman, married schoolteacher Jessie Gertrude and lived in Trinity County.^[4]

References

^ "Josserand". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Josserand, TX". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
^ Prime, John Andrew (September 7, 2010). "State Medal of Honor recipients, heroes due honors". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Archived from the original on September 8, 2010.
^ Whatley Clarke, M. (1952). Jim West of Houston, The Cattleman, December, 1952, pp. 74, 76, 78, & 80.