Brashear, Texas

Brashear (/brəˈʃɪər/ brə-SHEER) is an unincorporated community located on Interstate Highway 30 and Farm to Market Road 2653 in west central Hopkins County, Texas, United States.[3] Brashear has a post office (with the ZIP code 75420[4]), church, farm buildings, a radio building, and other buildings.

Brashear, Texas
Unincorporated community
The Brashear Store
The Brashear Store
Brashear is located in Texas
Brashear
Brashear
Brashear is located in the United States
Brashear
Brashear
Coordinates: 33°07′07″N 95°44′01″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHopkins
Area
 • Land36.6 sq mi (95 km2)
 • Water0.48 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
554 ft (169 m)
 • Density28.2/sq mi (10.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
75420[2]
Area code(s)430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1331201[1]

History to present

Brashear was founded in 1868,[5] and it was named for Joseph Brashear, who surveyed the townsite with settlement and foundation. The area was part of the Wise Ranch in 1898, when G. W. Mahoney bought the ranch, divided it into small farms, laid out the townsite, and donated land for a school, a church, and a cemetery. A post office was established at Brashear in 1899, with W. G. Crain as postmaster. A school opened the same year, and in 1905 it had an enrollment of 149.[3]

By 1914, the town had Baptist, Christian, and Methodist churches, a bank, a newspaper, a telegraph connection, and a reported population of 400. Its population was estimated at 300 in the mid-1920s and 350 in the late 1940s. In 1948 the town had six stores, four churches, a two-teacher school, and a cotton gin.[3]

The population declined during the 1960s to 280 and continued to be reported at that level in 1990 and 2000. In the late 1980s, Brashear had four churches, a factory, a post office, and a number of scattered houses.[3]

Geography

Brashear is located 8 miles (13 km) west of Sulphur Springs, and is located on Interstate Highway 30 and Farm to Market Road 2653 in west central Hopkins County.[3]

Climate

Brashear is considered to be part of the humid subtropical region.

Demographics

As of 2000, and present, the population is unknown. But from census (according to MCDC and its demographic page of Brashear, Texas) of 2000, the population density was 28.2 people per square mile. And the racial make-up of the community was 91.9% White, 0.4% African American, 1.1% Native American, 6.4% from other races, and 0.3% two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.6% of the population.

Transportation

Brashear is served by two highways that run through the city, and three farm-to-market roads:

Education

Education for students in Brashear is provided through eight school districts in the area: Greenville, Commerce, Campbell, Lone Oak, Cumby, Miller Grove, Sulphur Springs and Emory.

Colleges and universities near Brashear

Brashear is in the higher educational services area of six colleges and/or universities from Commerce, Sulphur Springs, Paris, Mount Pleasant, and Tyler:

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brashear, Texas
  2. "Zip Code 75420 Map and Profile". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  3. CHRISTOPHER, LONG (June 12, 2010). "BRASHEAR, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Brashear News Archives Archived September 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

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