Sweet Union 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 40 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.
Geography
Sweet Union is located on Farm to Market Road 1247 near Larrison Creek, 22 mi (35 km) south of Rusk in southern Cherokee County.[2]
Education
Sweet Union had a combination school and church in 1887. It was still standing in the 1930s. Since 1964, the community has been served by the Wells Independent School District.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweet Union, Texas
- ^ a b Long, Christopher (July 1, 1995). "Sweet Union, TX". tshaonline.org.
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