Barnum, Texas
Appearance
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Coordinates: 30°56′41.7″N 94°40′21.74″W / 30.944917°N 94.6727056°W | |
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County | Polk |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Barnum is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1]
History
[edit]Barnum sprang up in 1881 around a sawmill built on a railroad line.[2] Some believe the community was named after P. T. Barnum, an American businessman and circus founder, while other hold it was named for another Texas sawmill owner named Barnum.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnum, Texas
- ^ Barnum from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ Tarpley, Fred (July 5, 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-292-78693-6.