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PANOLA COUNTY, TEXAS

32° 9' 36" N, 94° 18' 36" W (32.16, -94.31)
Population: 22,491 (2020)
23,796 (2010) 22,756 (2000) 22,035 (1990)
Total area: 821 square miles (2,130 km2)
802 square miles (2,080 km2) land
20 square miles (52 km2) water

Panola County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Harrison County (N) Caddo Parish, Louisiana (NE) De Soto Parish, Louisiana (E) Shelby County (S) Rusk County (W)

Panola County History

1936 Texas Centennial Marker:

PANOLA COUNTY

Formed from Harrison and Shelby Counties
Created March 30, 1846
Organized July 15, 1846
Named for an Indian (Choctaw/Chickasaw) word meaning "Cotton"
County seat, Pulaski, 1846
Carthage, since 1846

Panola County Courthouse

Panola County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Panola County Town List

Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, hotels, and forum.

County Seat - Carthage
Book Hotel - Carthage Hotels

Beckville

Bethany ghost town

Buncombe

Carthage County seat

Centennial ghost town

Deadwood

Furrh

Gary

Grand Bluff ghost town

Panola

Waldrop ghost town

Panola County Vintage Maps

From 1882 Texas state map #2134 showing Panola County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Panola County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Panola County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Panola County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Panola County
1936 Texas Centennial Marker

Carthage

Panola County Centennial Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2010

Panola County Centennial Marker in Carthage, the county seat
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2010
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