Independence is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 140 in 2000. It is located about an hour northwest of the Greater Houston metropolitan area.

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Independence is located in Texas
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Location within the state of Texas
Independence is located in the United States
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Independence (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°19′10″N 96°20′48″W / 30.31944°N 96.34667°W / 30.31944; -96.34667
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWashington
Elevation358 ft (109 m)
GNIS feature ID1338384[1]

History

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Its population was reported as 140 in 2010.[2]

Milam Lodge No. 11, of the Grand Lodge of Texas, was located in the community.[3] Seward Plantation is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

A tornado hit Independence in December 1983. On May 26, 2016, an EF0 tornado struck Independence, in which numerous trees were downed in a convergent pattern.[4]

Geography

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Independence is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 390 and 50, 12 mi (19 km) northeast of Brenham and 82 mi (132 km) west of Houston in northeastern Washington County.[2]

Education

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Today, the community is served by the Brenham Independent School District.

Notable people

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American western TV series Walker: Independence takes place in Independence.[18]

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References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Independence, Texas
  2. ^ a b Gilmartin, John A. "Independence, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  3. ^ Directory of Constituent Lodges in Texas. (2005–2006) Waco, Tx: The Grand Lodge of Texas.
  4. ^ "Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado" (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Houston/Galveston, Texas. 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ Benner, Judith, "Ross, Lawrence Sullivan", The Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association, retrieved March 3, 2015
  6. ^ Ross Family Papers, Inclusive: 1846-1931, undated, Bulk: 1861-1864, 1870-1894, undated, Baylor University, December 22, 2014, retrieved January 30, 2022
  7. ^ Texas Heritage Foundation, Texas Heritage, Volume 1, 1959, page 100
  8. ^ "Varner, Martin". The Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  9. ^ Summerlin, Travis L. (June 12, 2010). "Handbook of Texas Online". Texas State Historical Association.
  10. ^ "Collection: Hosea Garrett, Jr. Civil war letters | Kenan Research Center Finding Aids".
  11. ^ Hazelwood, Claudia. "Henry Arthur McArdle". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  12. ^ Louise Kelly, "WILSON, HUGH," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwi52), accessed June 15, 2014. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
  13. ^ "History". Baylor Law School. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  14. ^ Red, Ellen Robbins (1986). Early Days on the Bayou 1838–1890: The Life and Letters of Horace Dickinson Taylor. Waco, Texas: Texian Press. p. 59.
  15. ^ Hesler, Samuel B. "Lea, Nancy Moffette". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  16. ^ "Bringhurst, Antoinette Power Houston". Handbook of Texs Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  17. ^ Daniell 1887, p. 105.
  18. ^ Walker: Independence | Legacy | Season Trailer | The CW, archived from the original on August 22, 2022, retrieved May 19, 2022

Further reading

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  • B. D. Augustin, "Independence: The Athens of Early Texas," Texas Highways, March 1984.
  • T. Lindsay Baker, Ghost Towns of Texas, Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986.
  • Lois Smith Murray, Baylor at Independence, Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 1972.
  • Gracey Booker Toland, Austin Knew His Athens, San Antonio, TX: Naylor, 1958.

See also

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