Sumpter, Texas

Sumpter is a former town in central Trinity County, Texas, United States.^[1]^[2] Burials in the cemetery date from 1840.^[3] County seat located here in 1854. Town was laid out November 20, 1855 and incorporated in 1862. In 1872 the courthouse and records were destroyed by fire.^[4] It was the first county seat of Trinity County (so designated in 1850), but after the town of Trinity was named the county seat in 1873, Sumpter was gradually abandoned.^[5]

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^ "Sumpter, Texas". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ "Sumpter Historical Marker 1985". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ "Sumpter Cemetery". Trinity County Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ "Site of the Town of Sumpter Historical Marker 1936". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ "Sumpter, Texas: First Trinity County Seat". TexasEscapes.Com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Coordinates: 31°02′12″N 95°03′14″W / 31.03667°N 95.05389°W / 31.03667; -95.05389

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[Texas_State_Historical_Association-1] "Sumpter, Texas". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[Texas_Historical_Commission_1985-2] "Sumpter Historical Marker 1985". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[Trinity_County_Historical_Commission-3] "Sumpter Cemetery". Trinity County Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[Texas_Historical_Commission_1936-4] "Site of the Town of Sumpter Historical Marker 1936". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[5] "Sumpter, Texas: First Trinity County Seat". TexasEscapes.Com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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