Brachfield

Brachfield (formerly Murval and Needmore) is a community in the Rusk County of Texas in the United States. It has an elevation of 120m[1] and a population of 40 in 2000[2]

Brachfield
Brachfield Location in Texas, United States Brachfield Brachfield (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°02′44″N 94°38′54″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Rusk County
Elevation	390 ft (120 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	40

History

The town was named after its creek, Murval Creek in the 1860s, it was nearby Gibson, which was also named after Murval Creek, and they both shared a post office in 1853.

It was referred to as Needmore by its local county newspaper from 1892 to 1905, but to prevent confusion with Needmore, Terry County, Texas it was renamed again after the residents had stuck with the name.

A passing hotel was built for people coming from the booming Welch Springs.

The town is currently named Brachfield because in 1900 Charles L. Brachfield visited the town and stood in one of its fields to make a speech, a new post office was also named after him but closed in 1906. The locals call speeches like this 'stump speeches' because of the cleared field Brachfield spoke in.

Population figures before 1950s aren't available, but in the 1950s and 60's, the community population peaked at 80, but fell in the 70's and 80's and had 30 people in 1990, then rose again by 10 in the 90's to be 40 in 2000.

References

1. "Elevation Finder". www.freemaptools.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
2. "Brachfield, Texas, Rusk County". www.texasescapes.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.