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EASTON, TEXAS
Gregg
County / Rusk County,
East Texas
32°23'13"N 94°35'8"W (32.386874, -94.585589)
FM 2906
About 10 Miles SE of Longview
the county seat
ZIP code 75641
Area code 903
Population: 499 (2020)
510 (2010) 524 (2000) 401 (1990)
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History in
a Pecan Shell
Easton,
Texas is connected to the ghost town of Camden
(AKA Walling’s Ferry), which sits just below the bluffs of the Sabine
River. Camden had
already been abandoned by the time the railroad (The Texas, Sabine
Valley and Northwestern) built through in the mid 1880s.
A large sawmill was said to have been in operation at the end of that
decade. By 1890, with a population estimated to be around 75, Easton
had several businesses, including a general store and a plant that
made roofing shingles.
A decline set in and while the White residents of Easton sought work
in nearby Longview
or Kilgore, the Black population remained,
forming a core population of around 50.
An oil boom revived the town in the 1940s, and the post office reopened
in 1949. The new, improved and incorporated town has “spilled over”
into neighboring Rusk
County. |
| Photo
courtesy Maryanne Gobble, December 2010 |
Photographer's
Note:
Subject: Camden Cemetery near Easton
"About 10 miles South of Longview,
take FM 2906 to Easton. Near Easton lies what remains of Camden,
formerly known as Walling's Ferry. The directions I found to the cemetery
are "1/4 mile south of the bluff" I had no idea what that meant and
randomly stumbled upon it while looking for a field to take Christmas
photos in!
On the river side of the train tracks in Easton, I took an unmarked
road towards the river that lead to an empty field with the cemetery
to the right on a small hill near the treeline. There is a small gated
section of the cemetery, then a few grave sites nearby that are falling
apart." - Maryanne Gobble, December 2010 |
Rusk
County 1940s map showing Easton near Gregg
County line
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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