Farmersville, TX 75442
N 33° 09.788 W 096° 21.697
14S E 746046 N 3672472
This 1939 US Post Office is located at 213 McKinney St, Farmersville, TX, 75442. They are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
Waymark Code: WMM5BX
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2014
Views: 3
A Texas Historical Marker in town gives some background on Farmersville:
Originated 1849 as a settlement on the Jefferson-McKinney Road, and near Republic of Texas National Road. Named by pioneers for their chief occupation. After 1854, the Yearys and their neighbors of Sugar Hill (2 mi. NE) began relocating here. Dr. H.M. Markham, practicing here by 1855, is said to have been Collin County's earliest physician. The First Methodist Church was organized in 1856. William Gotcher on March 4, 1859, donated land for the public square. A school was operating as early as the 1860s. The First Baptist Church was organized on May 14, 1865.
Town was incorporated on June 2, 1873. First mayor: John S. Rike. Aldermen: James Church, Ben King, John Murchison, Tom Tatum, John P. Utt. Marshall: Jeff Hines.
Institutions of 1880s still in operation include Farmersville "Times" and the First National Bank.
As town became a trade center, agriculture kept pace. Farmersville in 1930s was known as the "Onion Capital of North Texas", annually shipping over 1,000 carloads of onions. Along with some small industry, cattle, cotton, and maize crops remain important.
Audie Murphy, the most decorated American hero of World War II, had been a resident of Farmersville before he entered the United States Army. (1973)
Type of structure:: Stand alone
re-enter Zip Code here:: 75442
Current Status:: Still in Use
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