[go: up one dir, main page]

Jump to content

Central High, Texas

Coordinates: 31°42′24″N 95°03′14″W / 31.70667°N 95.05389°W / 31.70667; -95.05389
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Central High, Texas
Central High is located in Texas
Central High
Central High
Central High is located in the United States
Central High
Central High
Coordinates: 31°42′24″N 95°03′14″W / 31.70667°N 95.05389°W / 31.70667; -95.05389
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCherokee
Elevation
535 ft (163 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes430 & 903
GNIS feature ID2034644[1]

Central High is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.

History

[edit]

The area in what is known as Central High today was first settled in the early 1900s. It had a store and a Baptist church in 1919. The community center opened on May 12, 1963. The population was only 30 in 2000.[2]

Geography

[edit]

Central High is located on Farm to Market Road 851, 4 mi (6.4 km) northeast of Alto in southeastern Cherokee County.[2]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Central High, Texas
  2. ^ a b Jasinski, Laurie E. (October 29, 2004). "Central High, TX". tshaonline.org.