MARYSVILLE, TEXAS

Texas Ghost Town
Cooke County, Central Texas North

15 Miles NW of Gainesville the county seat
Population: 15 (2000)

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Marysville Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2015
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History in a Pecan Shell

Mary (Fitch) Corn and her husband Richard arrived here after the Civil War. A post office opened in 1873 and stayed open until its closing in the 1940s.

It may have been named after Marysville, California, the hometown of Mary’s brother, but it’s likely that Mary Corn is the namesake.

Richard Corn was eager for his town to grow and so for each person who bought a lot for a residence, Corn threw in a commercial lot downtown. The 1900 census for Marysville showed a respectable 250 residents served by every essential business.

From the 1920s through 1942 the population was reported at 160. The opening of a military base near a community was sometimes a benefit and sometimes a destroying factor. Sadly for Marysville, the construction of Camp Howze during the war took much of the land (reportedly three quarters) Marysville was looking to grow into.

The loss of the small farms around Marysville sealed its fate. The population was down to a mere 70 in the late 1980s and all of the businesses had gone under or had moved.

Daniel Montague, the namesake of neighboring Montague County is buried in Marysville Cemetery.

[Daniel Montage and wife Jane's tombstones in Marysville Cemetery ›]

The 2000 census reported a mere 15 residents – making Marysville a virtual ghost town.

Marysville Community Building
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2015

Community Building interior
Photo Courtesy Dustin Martin, November 2017

Marysville Cemetery

Marysville Cemetery
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2015

Cooke County TX - Marysville Cemetery - Daniel Montague tombstone

Daniel Montague (namesake of Montague County) tombstone
Photo Courtesy Dustin Martin, November 2017

Cooke County TX - Marysville Cemetery - Jane Montague tombstone

Jane Montague (wife of Daniel Montague) tombstone
Photo Courtesy Dustin Martin, November 2017

Springhill Worley Cemetery

Springhill Cemetery Gate
Photo Courtesy Dustin Martin, November 2017

Photographer's Note:
"Springhill Cemetery is right next to Marysville Cemetery. Three of the 68 people interred here are named Worley. Perhaps Ambose Worley donated the land." - Dustin Martin

Marysville, Cooke County TX - Springhill Cemetery

Springhill Cemetery
Photo Courtesy Dustin Martin, November 2017

Springhill Cemetery sign
Photo Courtesy Dustin Martin, November 2017

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Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2015

Old Stores
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Nearby Destination

Camp Howze, WWII POW camp, Cooke County, near Gainesville Texas

Photo courtesy Sarah Reveley, 2007

Camp Howze
WWII POW Camp and Infantry Training
Junction of FM 1202 and I-35
NW of Gainesville

Cover cancelled with 1877 Marysville postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection

Cover cancelled with 1933 Marysville postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection

1940s Cooke County map showing Marysville
NW of Gainesville
East of Montague County line
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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