IRONOSA, TEXAS

Texas Ghost Town
San Augustine County, East Texas

On Arenosa and Big Iron Ore creeks
FM 711
10 miles NW of San Augustine the county seat
Population: Unknown

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History in a Pecan Shell

The name of the town is believed to be a corruption of Arenosa Creek.

The town was granted a post office in 1886 and had a population of 100 by 1890.

The post office closed in 1916 and a slow decline set in.

By 1940 there were only a few residences and by the 1980s it was taken off of highway maps.

Ironosa, Texas Forum

Subject: Population
There are right at 30 people living here now. - Jenn Denny, July 24, 2008

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Ironosa, TX San Augustine County post office info

Ironosa, TX San Augustine County 1908 Postmark

Postcard canceled with Ironosa, TX 1908 postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection

San Augustine County 1907 postal map showing Ironosa
NW of San Augustine
Close to Shelby and Nacogdoches County
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Ironosa, Texas Nearby Towns:
San Augustine the county seat

See San Augustine County
East Texas

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