Turpentine is a ghost town in Jasper County, Texas, United States.
History
Turpentine is situated on the Burr's Ferry, Browndell and Chester Railroad, and was established as a logging community in 1907, by the Western Naval Stores Company, similarly to Wenasco. It was named for turpentine, which was farmed. The town was abandoned in 1918, most of the trees were cut by the mid-1920s, and Turpentine's post office closed in 1926.
References
- Association, Texas State Historical. "Turpentine, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- "Texas A&M Forest Service | 1915 - 2015". tfsweb.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
| Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Texas, United States | ||
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| County seat: Jasper | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |