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Central High, Texas

Coordinates: 31°42′24″N 95°03′14″W / 31.70667°N 95.05389°W / 31.70667; -95.05389
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Central High, Texas
Central High is located in Texas
Central High
Central High
Central High is located in the United States
Central High
Central High
Coordinates: 31°42′24″N 95°03′14″W / 31.70667°N 95.05389°W / 31.70667; -95.05389
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCherokee
Elevation
535 ft (163 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes430 & 903
GNIS feature ID2034644[1]

Central High is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.

History

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The area in what is known as Central High today was first settled in the early 1900s. It had a store and a Baptist church in 1919. The community center opened on May 12, 1963. The population was only 30 in 2000.[2]

Geography

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Central High is located on Farm to Market Road 851, 4 mi (6.4 km) northeast of Alto in southeastern Cherokee County.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Central High, Texas
  2. ^ a b Jasinski, Laurie E. (October 29, 2004). "Central High, TX". tshaonline.org.