Mixon, Texas facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mixon, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cherokee
Elevation	407 ft (124 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	430, 903
GNIS feature ID	1378693

Mixon is a small, quiet community in northern Cherokee County, Texas, in the United States. It's not a big city, but a place where people live without a formal city government. In 2000, about 50 people lived there. Mixon is part of a larger area that includes the cities of Tyler and Jacksonville.

History of Mixon

The area where Mixon is today was first settled in the 1850s. Back then, it was known as Pine Springs. By the mid-1850s, the community already had a church and a cemetery.

The actual community of Mixon officially began in 1889. This was when a post office was opened there. In the mid-1890s, Mixon was growing. It had a general store, a cotton gin (a machine that separates cotton fibers from their seeds), and two gristmills (places where grain is ground into flour). About 75 people lived in Mixon at that time.

The post office closed in 1907. Even so, the community didn't shrink much at first. By 1940, Mixon still had two stores, though its population had dropped slightly. After World War II, all the businesses in Mixon closed down. By the early 1990s, only a few houses and two Baptist churches remained. The population stayed at about 50 people from 1990 through 2000.

Where is Mixon?

Mixon is located in northern Cherokee County, Texas. You can find it where Texas State Highway 135 crosses Farm to Market Road 2493 and Farm to Market Road 3052.

It is about 20 miles (32 km) north of Rusk. Mixon is also about 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Jacksonville. It's 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Troup, and 29 miles (47 km) south of Tyler. Finally, it is about 5 miles (8 km) east of Mount Selman.

Schools in Mixon

A school was first built in Mixon in the 1850s. This school was still open and teaching students in the mid-1890s and even in 1940. However, like many other things in Mixon, the school closed after World War II. Today, students living in the Mixon area attend schools that are part of the Troup Independent School District.

Famous People from Mixon

• D. N. Jackson was a Baptist pastor (a religious leader). He was important because he founded the Baptist Missionary Association of America. His very last job as a pastor was at the First Baptist Church in Mixon.