Telico, Texas

Telico is an unincorporated community in northeastern Ellis County, Texas, United States on Highway 34.

History[]

The area that became Telico was settled before 1856. It was first called Trinity City, but was renamed in the mid-1850s to Telico after Telico, North Carolina. The town was based on agreculture and had a cotton gin that local farmers used for several decades until they renovated it in the early 2000's to create a wedding venue.

Notable residents[]

• Clyde Barrow, born near Telico, an outlaw in the team Bonnie and Clyde, who traveled Central United States during the Great Depression in the early 1930s.
• Jason Massey Murderer of two teenagers. His case was later on the popular crime show Forensic Files

References[]

External links[]

• Telico, TX at Handbook of Texas

Coordinates: 32°22′20″N 96°30′45″W / 32.37222°N 96.51250°W / 32.37222; -96.51250

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