Sweet Union, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 31°29′21″N 95°1′49″W / 31.48917°N 95.03028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Cherokee |
Elevation | 240 ft (70 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area codes | 430 & 903 |
GNIS feature ID | 2034900[1] |
Sweet Union 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 40 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.
Sweet Union is located on Farm to Market Road 1247 near Larrison Creek, 22 mi (35 km) south of Rusk in southern Cherokee County.[2]
Sweet Union had a combination school and church in 1887. It was still standing in the 1930s. Since 1964, the community has been served by the Wells Independent School District.[2]
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |