Towns of Hopkins County, Business & Professional People
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TOWNS OF HOPKINS COUNTY TX IN 1884-1885 |
Based on The Texas State Gazeteer and Business Directory
NOTE: This information was submitted by HCGS member Mack W. Mullins of Waco, TX, who has graciously given permission for us to use here. This list was previously published in the Hopkins County Heritage quarterly in March, 1991. Thanks, Mack!
BIRTHRIGHT – A village in Hopkins County, 326 miles northeast of Austin and 10 miles northeast of Sulphur Springs, the county seat, nearest railroad station and banking point. It contains 4 steam grist mills and cotton gins, 3 churches and a school. Ships cotton and wool. Population, 150. Mail, semi-weekly, Dr. W. Bradford, postmaster.
Businesses and professional people:
Archer, P. F., physician
Birthright, C. E., gin, grist mill and general store
Birthright, D. B., banker
Bradford, H. C., physician
Bradford, Willie, physician
Cannon, John L., grocer
Chapman, Mrs. Elmira, horse gin mill
Garrison, William, blacksmith
Greenhill Bros., telegraph and railroad agents
Hargrove, Glin, steam gin mill
Helmus, Robert & Co, grocers
McBridge, T., express agent
Moore, Miss Lucy, teacher
Read, William, blacksmith
Smith, John, painter
Surls, Thomas, carpenter
Wilson, ??, physician
BLACK JACK GROVE – A village on the J.sec of the M.P. Ry. in Hopkins County, 300 miles northeast of Austin, and 16 miles west of Sulphur Springs, the county seat and nearest banking point. It contains 2 steam grist mills and cotton gins, and a good school. Cotton and grain are shipped. Population, 250. Mail, daily.
Businesses and professional people:
Barker, Mrs. H. C., lumber
Bays & Estes, grocers
Brewer, J. A., saloon and livery
Brown, M. D., cotton gin, grist and planing mill
Brown & Green, grocers
Cate, A., general store
Cross & Center, blacksmiths
Dabbs, J. W., general store
Deloach, M., general store
Dickson, B. R., physician
Dickson, J. A. & E. R., general store
Dickson, William, general store
Green, S. A., general store
Hart, A. J., lime manufacturer
Howald, J. E., lumber
Jenkins, Otis B., general store
Jones, D. C., farm implements
Jones & Bro., general store
Ligon, E. T., physician
McFarland, J. E. & Co., grocers
Olive & Rippey, grocers
Parker, James, general store
Pippen & Bone, general store
Pitts, J. J., jeweler
Stanley & Co, saloon
Stevens & Williams, dry goods
Stringer, D. R., saloon
Vick, Y. L., furniture
Williams, H. E., attorney
Williams, R., brick manufacturer
Wood, B. M., grocer
Wood, B. M. & Son, gin and grist mill
BLACK OAK – A post office on Caney Creek in Hopkins County, 310 miles northeast of Austin, 16 miles southeast of Sulphur Springs, the county seat, and 6 miles south of Carroll’s Prairie, the nearest railroad station. Sulphur Springs is the nearest banking point. It contains Methodist and Baptist churches and a district school. Population 100. Mail, tri-weekly, F. A. Parks, postmaster.
CARROLL’S PRAIRIE – A post village on the J. sec. M.P. Ry, (Missouri Pacific Railway) in Hopkins County, 326 miles northeast of Austin and 10 miles southeast of Sulphur Springs, the county seat, and nearest banking point. It contains 2 steam grist mills and cotton gins, and ships cotton. Population, 200. Tel. W.U. (Telegraph, Western Union), Mail, daily.
Businesses and professional people:
Bland, G. B., carpenter
Cannon, T. A. & Co., grocers
Coleman & Jeffries, general store
Garrett, M. & Son, sorghum manufacturers
Garvin & Tippitt, general store
James, A. J., wagonmaker
Jeffries & Ardis, drugs and groceries
Lanier, T. W. & M. C., general store
Lewis, W., physician
Lynch, Lewis & Smith, general store
Lynch, T. J., physician
McBride, Mrs. E. J., general store
McElroy, D. T., saloon
Robertson, G. W. grist mill and cotton gin
Smith, J. F. & Co., general store
Taylor, A. J., blacksmith
Vanderslice, B. C., general store
Warren, W., grist mill and cotton gin
Yantis & McBride, saddlery and hardware
COLD HILL – Formerly known as Fowler’s Store, is a post office in Hopkins County, 312 miles northeast of Austin and 12 miles southwest of Sulphur Springs, the county seat, nearest railroad station and banking point. Settled in 1879, it contains steam grist mills and cotton gins, 2 churches and a district school. Cotton and syrup are shipped. Stages weekly to Sulphur Springs. Population, 100. Mail, weekly. J. A. Osborn, postmaster.
Businesses and professional people:
Garrett, Rev. W. (Baptist)
Gresham & Co., grocers
McLeroy, F. J., blacksmith
McLeroy, J. M., hotel
Middleton, Rev. W. E. (Baptist)
Osborn, A., carpenter
Osborn, J. A., grocer
Potts, J. P. & J. D., gin and grist mills
Speede, J. M., physician
Weaver, J. G., constable
Wilson, Rev. A. J. (Presbyterian)
DIVIDE – A post village in Miller Grove precinct, Hopkins County, 309 miles northeast of Austin, and 9 miles southwest of Sulphur Springs, the county seat, nearest railroad station and banking point. Settled in 1881, it contains a steam grist mill, 2 cotton gins, 3 churches and a district school. Population, 130. Mail, semi-weekly, I. M. Wester, postmaster.
Businesses and professional people:
Baker, G. W., farmer
Hughes, W. A., farmer and stock breeder
Gore, James, farmer
Hutchson, F., gin manufacturer and farmer
Lanier, Robert, farmer and stock breeder
Morris, T. D., farmer
Perghbous, J. F., farmer
Spead, Dr., farmer
FAIRYLAND – A post village on the Sulphur River in Hopkins County, 328 miles northeast of Austin and 12 miles northwest of Sulphur Springs, the county seat, nearest railroad station and banking point. Settled in 1880, it contains steam grist mills and cotton gins, a broom factory, a church and a district school. Cotton and grain form the shipments. Stages, daily to Cooper and Sulphur Springs; fare 75 cents to either place. Population, 400. Mail, daily. W. J. Lang, postmaster.
Businesses and professional people:
Arnold, C. S., carpenter
Brooks, Jacob, shoemaker
Fairyland Academy, W. T. Holderness, principal
Grogan, Thomas, blacksmith
Haney & Jones, flour and saw mills
Hayes & Collins, grocers
Holderness, W. T., teacher
Jones, Miss Mamie, teacher
Kirkbridge, R. L. & Bro., wagonmakers
Leeman, Dr. J. A., druggist
Long, W. J., dry goods and groceries
Perkins, J. W., carpenter
Smith, Oscar, physician
Truesdall, F. J., blacksmith
MILLER GROVE – A post office in Hopkins County, 300 miles northeast of Austin and 16 miles southwest of Sulphur Springs, the county seat and 8 miles northeast of Lone Star, the nearest railroad station. Sulphur Springs is the nearest banking point. It has steam grist and saw mills, a cotton gin, 3 churches and a district school. Population, 30. Mail by special supply, A. F. Pate, postmaster.
Businesses and professional people:
Pate, A. F., grocer
Stamps, Mathis & Mathews, gin and saw mill
PENN – A post office in Hopkins County, 333 miles northeast of Austin, 17 miles southeast of Sulphur Springs, the county seat and 11 miles north of Winnsborough (sic), the nearest railroad station. Sulphur Springs is the nearest banking point. Settled in 1871, it contains 3 churches, a school, a steam grist mill and a cotton gin. Population, 60.
Mail, by special supply, R. V. McGill, postmaster.
Businesses and professional people:
Banister, J. T., general store
Banister, T. B., teacher
Cooper, H., blacksmith
Hugens, W. M. harnessmaker
McGill, R. V. & Son, gin, grist mill, and general store
Penn, W. W., physician
PICKTON – A village on the J. sec. M.P. Ry, in Hopkins County, 331 miles northeast of Austin, 15 miles southeast of Sulphur Springs, the county seat, and 5 ½ miles southeast of Carroll’s Prairie, the nearest railroad station. Sulphur Springs is the nearest banking point. Settled in 1881, it contains a steam grist mill and cotton gin, a church and a district school. Population, 60, Exp. Pacific. Mail, daily. J. C. Richardson, postmaster.
Businesses and professional people:
Anderson, J. W., Justice of the Peace
Bell, John, sugar mill
Burnes, John, harnessmaker
Carroll, G., constable
Clough, Rev. J. D., dry goods and groceries
Gibson, W. P., dry goods and groceries
Haygood, S. B., groceries and drugs
James, Charles, teacher
James, R. B., teacher
Jones, William, physician
Melsom, A. T., gin and grist mill
Melsom, C., teacher
Melson, Ladd, cotton gin
Mitchell, E., carpenter
Mitchell, G. W., carpenter
Nickols, G. M., blacksmith
Patrick, J., gin and grist mill
Peryne, Richard, gin and grist mill
Ramsey, Rev. D., minister
Richardson & Richardson, groceries and drugs
Smith, J. F. & Co., drugs and grocers
Stacy, William, cotton gin
Thompson, J. R., shoemaker
Williams, W. P., physician
REILLY SPRINGS – A post village in Hopkins County, 326 miles northeast of Austin, and 10 miles south of Sulphur Springs, the county seat, nearest railroad station and banking point. It contains 2 steam mills and cotton gins and 3 churches. Ships cotton and live stock. Population, 200. Mail, tri-weekly.
Businesses and professional people:
Barrington, T., constable and carpenter
Bertram, R. E., teacher
Caldwell, Rev. H. (Presbyterian)
Crabtree, John, carpenter and Justice of the Peace
Gray, B. R., carpenter
Hammonds, John, carpenter
Hendrix, W. H., carpenter
Jones & Clark, grocers
Knox, G. K., chair manufacturer
McElroy, J. E., physician
Mitchell, B. R., carpenter
Quinney, J. M., physician
Sharp, Rev. E. G. (Baptist)
Weaver, J. A., general store and grist mill
Yantis, G.R., gin and grist mill
SALTILLO – A settlement on White Oak Creek, in Hopkins County, 332 miles northeast of Austin, and 16 miles east of Sulphur Springs, the county seat, nearest railroad station and banking point. It contains a water power grist mill, 2 churches and a school. Population, 60. Mail, tri-weekly. C. J. Green postmaster.
Businesses and professional people:
Arthur, W. E., grist mill and grocer
Cofpedger, J. A., physician
Green, C. J., general store
Green, R., physician
Hay, Rev. William (Methodist)
Miller, Mrs. M. J., teacher
SULPHUR BLUFF – A post village in Hopkins County, 336 miles northeast of Austin, and 20 miles northeast of Sulphur Springs, the county seat, nearest railroad station and banking point. It contains a steam grist mill, 3 cotton gins, 3 churches and a school. Ships cotton and live stock. Population, 250. Mail, semi-weekly.
Businesses and professional people:
Caldwell, L. W., physician
Cunningham, A. R. carpenter
Davis and Bro., cotton gin
Dawson, D. A., cotton gin
Hargrave, J. H., general store
Harrington, R. G., physician
Hopkins, J. E., cotton gin
Julson, Joseph, blacksmith
Miller, Reuben, blacksmith
Posey, W. S., physician
Posey, W. S. & Son, general store
Sulphur Lumber Co., William Buchanan, President, J. H. Bemis,vice-president, T. W. Buchanan, secretary and treasurer.
SULPHUR SPRINGS – The judicial seat of Hopkins County, in the central portion of which it is situated, is a flourishing town on the J. sec. Of the M.P. Ry., and on White Oak River, 316 miles northeast of Austin. First settled in 1850, it now contains Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, Presbyterian and 2 colored churches, a college, a high and several private schools, a flouring mill, planing and saw-mills, furniture factories, foundries and machine shops, wagon factories, tanneries, 3 good hotels, an opera house capable of seating 800, 2 private banks, and the usual number of professional men, special and general stores, blacksmith shops, etc., for a place of its size. The press is represented by 2 weekly Democratic papers, the Sulphur Springs Gazette and the Hopkins County Echo, both ably edited and popular sheets. Valuable deposits of coal have recently been discovered in the vicinity, but no attempt at development has yet been made. The shipments comprise cotton, lumber, hides and wool. The place takes its name from the numerous mineral springs abounding here. Tel. W.U. Exp., Pacific. Population, 2,500. Mail, daily. Daniel Gunn, postmaster.
Businesses and professional people:
Acker, H. P. & Co. (Henderson P. Acker, J. M. Ashcroft, Theo Nichols), auction and commission
Atkins, Joseph W., shoemaker
Atkins, Mrs. Sarah, confectioner
Atkisson, Prof. J. W., principal, Central College
Avera, James W., district clerk
Avinger, H. J., J. F. Carter, manager, lumber
Baird & Vosburgh (James R. Baird, William H. Vosburgh, sewing machines
Baker, John A., constable
Becton, Edwin P., physician
Beville, Allen M., manager Co-operative Association
Blyth, William T., Justice of Peace
Bradfield, J. Y. & J. W. (James Y. and John W.), livery
Brashear, C. H. & Co. (Chris H. and M. L. Brashear), grocers
Brasher, Oliver H., saloon
Brewere & Camp, (Charles A. Brewer, Frank P. Camp), grocers
Bridges, Andrew J., proprietor, City Hotel
Brinker & Bros. (John T., William E. and Henry W.), grocers
Buford, William R.
Carothers, William A., grocer
Carter, John F., lumber
Caton, James, lawyer
Coffey, John S., proprietor, Whitworth Hotel and dealer in Imported and Domestic Wines, Liquors and Cigars, s s Public Square (See adv., p. 657)
Connally & Co. (S. S. Connally, M.A.T. Childress, David M., Lafayette T., James H. and C. Edgar Connally), dry goods
Cotter & McMullan (James Cotter, Thomas McMullan), grocers
Daswell, Alfred E., station agent
Davison, John M., photographer
Devall, Charles A., dentist
Dial, John J., physician
Dinsmore, James H., principal, high school
Dobbs, J. W. & Sons (Joseph W., Joseph and J. Lee), general store
Doney, Alonzo G. V., physician
Dreeben, Israel, general store
Dreeben & Tobiansky (Solomon Dreeben, Isaac Tobiansky), general store
Elder, Benjamin H., general store
Elliott, J. P. & Co. (John P. Elliott, Martin G. Miller, A. B. Williamson), general merchandise
Finney, Frank E., gunsmith
Fleming & Prewitt (Edward B. Fleming, James F. Prewit), saloon
Foster, Barham, lawyer
Furguson, John R., sheriff
Garrison, Gus, lawyer
George, F. M. & Co. (Francis M. George, Charles Denyven), flour and planing mill
Gilbert, James L., county surveyor
Gilbert, Samuel L., physician
Glasscock, Thomas J., livery
Goodner, William S., dentist
Hargrove & Dial (William C. Hargrove, Jr., John J. Dial), druggists
Hargrove & Thomas (John T. Hargrove, Jasper Thomas), grocers
Harper, G. W. & Co. (George W. and John W. Harper), grocers
Harper, John H., shoemaker
Henderson, Williiam F., insurance agent
Henderson & Stewart (Alfred A. Henderson, Seth W. Stewart), lawyers
Henry, David, city marshall
Henry, Mrs. S.P.A., private school
Hinnant, John B., blacksmith
Hobart & Perry (Albert Hobart, Jr., Frank Perry) cotton buyers
Hooper, Johnson M., physician
Hopkins County Echo, The (weekly), Ezra M. Tate, editor and proprietor
Hunsucker, A. L., brick manufacturer
Hunter, Putnam & Crawford (Samuel J. Hunter, John A.B. Putnam, John W. Crawford), lawyers
Hyde, T. V., architect
Ingram, William J., deputy U. S. Marshall
Jacobson & Fore (Nathan Jacobson, Walker Fore), dry goods
Jarboe, Mellown & Co (J.Rush Jarboe, James W. Mellown, Wm F. Henderson, Theodore Weigers), hardware
Jarrett, Charles W., cotton buyer
Johnson, J. H. & Bro. (James H. and William E.) hardware
Jordan, Mrs. J., dressmaker
King & King (Lorenzo D. and Benjamin F.), lawyers
Kirksey, William L., carpenter
Kyle, Augustus, physician
Landers, Andrew P., county clerk
Lanier Bros. (William A. and Robert S.), live stock
Leach & Ringer (William P. Leach, William E. Ringer), lawyers
Lewis & Rogers (John B. Lewis, T. S. Rogers), cotton
Linley, Riley, horses & mules, 13 mi. NW
McBride, H. T., agent, Pacific Express Co.
McDaniel, William L., Proprietor, Bower Well Hotel
McNabb, Adam C., insurance agent
Manning, James R., planing mill and furniture
Maupin & Barton (William H. Maupin, Arthur Barton), wagonmakers
Melton, Millard A., blacksmith
Milan, J. K., County Judge
Miller, M. G. & Co. (Martin G. Miller, Allen B. Williamson), grocers
Minich, J. W., sewing machines
Molek, Marcus, boots and shoes
Opera Hall, Patton & Williamson, managers
Pate, Joseph, County Treasurer
Patrick, Ephraim M., Wholesale & Retail Groceries, Provisions, Produce, Hides, Pelts, Wool & Cotton Buyer
Patton, E. G. & Co. (Edward G. Patton), drugs and books
Pickens & Buford (Joseph W. Pickens, John C. Buford), meat market
Posey, William S., drugs and books
Prim, Samuel, bookseller
Proctor, James E., carriage maker
Randall & Scarborough (J. C. Randall, J. L. Scarborough), painters
Reno, Dr., physician
Richards, George, barber
Richards, George A., tailor
Robertson, B. T. & Co. (Benjamin T. and James E. Robinson), drugs and books
Robinson, James E., physician
Rodgers, James W., furniture
Rutledge, William M., watches and clocks
Smith, William W., machinist
Snoden, Charles, blacksmith
Sower Wells Hotel ($1.50 per day), William L. McDaniel, Proprietor, 1 block west of depot
Starr, Benjamin W, saddlery and tin goods
Sulphur Springs Co-operative Assn., Allen M. Beville, manager, grocers
Sulphur Springs Leather Manufacturing Co., (Capitol, $25,000), Samuel J. Hunter, President, Charles B. Crosby, Secretary and Manager, Samuel G. Tomlinson, Treasurer, Wholesale and Retail Saddles, Leather,
Boots, Shoes, etc. Horse Collar manufacturers, Tanners and Curriers.
Summers & Melton (Smith W. Summers, Richard A. Melton), grocers
Tapp, J. M. & Co. (James M. Tapp), general store
Tate, Ezra M., Proprietor, Hopkins County Echo
Taylor, Theophillus H., physician
Tomlinson & Henderson Bros., (Samuel G. Tomlinson, Alfred A. and Robert M. Henderson), land agents
Tyler & Rogers (Lucius L. Tyler, Elijah P. Rogers), barbers
Wachholder, Marx, general store
Wagner, Boney, live stock, 8 mi NW
Waller, M. & Co. (Jacob M. Morris and Samuel Waller), dry goods
Weaver & Whitworth (James A. Weaver, John L. Whitworth), bankers
Wester, James M., pianos and organs
Whitworth Hotel, John S. Coffey, Proprietor, s s Public Square, (See adv p.657)
Williams, John D., saddler
Williamson, Allen B., county tax collector
Wilson, J. O., brick manufacturer
Wortham & Son (William A. and Albert A.), Proprietors, Sulphur Springs Gazette
Yesner, Max, grocer
Ziegler, William C., county attorney
WHITE OAK – A village on river of the same name in Hopkins County, 326 miles northeast of Austin, and 10 miles east of Sulphur Springs, the county seat, nearest railroad station and banking point. Settled in 1843, it contains a steam grist mill and cotton gin, 2 churches and a school. Population, 150. Mail, tri-weekly, G. M. Christian, postmaaster.
Businesses and professional people:
Christian, E. L., harnessmaker
Christian, G. M., physician and notary
Henley, E. M., cotton gin
Harron, F. J., physician
King, Rev. J., Principal, White Oak Academy
Lawton, Henry, carpenter
Minter, S. O. bricklayer
Robinson, J. D., carpenter
Sterling, C. C., physician
Stout, S. S., grocer
White Oak Academy, Rev. J. King, principal