Starrville, Texas
Starrville, Texas | |
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  Starrville Location within Texas  Starrville Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°28′12″N 95°06′58″W / 32.47000°N 95.11611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Smith |
| Elevation | 394 ft (120 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 430 & 903 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1377942[1] |
Starrville is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas, United States.[1]
History
By 1849, the community had started and it had become a stop on the Dallas-Shreveport Road, an early stage and trade route. In 1892 the population was 200 and it had a gristmill, a flour mill, two cotton gins, a blacksmith shop, a sawmill, and one general store. Around 1936, maps identified a church, a cemetery, one business, two schools, and a large cluster of dwellings. By 1966, maps showed a church and ten dwellings. By the start of the 21st century the population was around 75 people.[2]
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Municipalities and communities of Smith County, Texas, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |