KICKAPOO, TEXAS

Texas Ghost Town
Anderson County, East Texas

About 10 Miles N of Neches
About 20 Miles NE of Palestine the county seat
(Once) On Kickapoo Creek
Exact Directions Unavailable
Population: 0

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History in a Pecan Shell

Settled in the late 1840s and named for the nomadic Kickapoo Indians who also lent their name to the nearby creek, Kickapoo was granted a post office by 1850.

By the mid 1880s, the community had a church, two stores, a school and a saloon. At this time the population was around 100 residents – not a bad showing for the times.

But prosperity didn’t last. In the 1880s and 1890s the community lost a store and the population fell to a mere twenty-five.

Hopes of revival were dashed in 1900 when the railroad chose to build through Frankston instead of Kickapoo. The Kickapoo post office closed in 1905 (although it still appears on the 1907 Postal Map). Many of Kickapoo’s residents relocated to Frankston. It was soon dropped from inclusion on most maps of the region.

1907 Anderson County Postal Map showing Kickapoo
NE of Palestine, near Cherokee County line
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Kickapoo, Texas Nearby Towns:
Palestine the county seat
Jacksonville
Rusk
Neches
See Anderson County | East Texas

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