New York is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas, United States, about 11 miles east of Athens.
New York, Texas | |
|---|---|
  New York  New York | |
| Coordinates: 32°10′12″N 95°40′12″W / 32.17000°N 95.67000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Henderson |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 903, 430 |
Geography
editNew York lies at the intersection of FM 804 and FM 607 in a hilly portion of East Texas, surrounded mostly by farm land. It is 87 miles east of Dallas.[1]
History
editNew York was first settled around 1856 by James C. Walker, Davis Reynolds, Jesse M. Forester, and A. M. Otts at a location south of the present site. The present site was settled in 1873. The community was reportedly named either by T. B. Herndon as a joke or by Reynolds because of his hopes for the town's future.[2] By 1884 New York had two steam gristmills and cotton gins, two churches, a district school, and a population of 60, which rose to 100 by 1892. A post office operated there from 1876 to the first decade of the 1900s.[2] The town declined after it was bypassed by the railroad in 1901. Its school was consolidated with the Poynor system in 1936.[2]
In 1986,[3] nearby Dunsavage Farms (a restaurant, antique shop, and bed and breakfast) began to market "New York, Texas, Cheesecake", which became nationally known by 1992.[2] The company is now located in Athens, Texas.
Demographics
editIn 1992 the town included the Reynolds store, a Baptist church, and a population of 20.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Fernandez, Manny (August 11, 2016). "New York, Tex.: If You Can Make It There, You'll Make It Anywhere". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrn19 (accessed September 22, 2006).
- ^ NYTXCCC