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THEDFORD, TEXAS


Texas Ghost Town
Smith County, East Texas

N of I-20 and Highway 69
11 Miles N of Tyler
16 Miles S of Mineola
20 Miles E of Canton
Population: 0

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History on a Pinhead

Lem Thedford was an early settler who organized the area's first rural school district. The International-Great Northern Railroad made the town a stop on their line in 1874.

Thedford had 25 people in 1910. By 1966 Thedford consisted mainly of the cemetery and a few residents who drove over several dirt roads.

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Smith County Texas 1920s map
Smith County 1920s map showing Thedford on the RR
between Tyler and Mineola
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office



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Thedford, Texas Nearby Towns:
Tyler the county seat
Mineola
Canton

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