Sumpter, Texas

Sumpter is a former town in central Trinity County, Texas, United States.[1][2] Burials in the cemetery date from 1840.[3] County seat located here in 1854. Town was laid out November 20, 1855 and incorporated in 1862. In 1872 the courthouse and records were destroyed by fire.[4] It was the first county seat of Trinity County (so designated in 1850), but after the town of Trinity was named the county seat in 1873, Sumpter was gradually abandoned.[5]

References
  1. "Sumpter, Texas". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. "Sumpter Historical Marker 1985". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. "Sumpter Cemetery". Trinity County Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. "Site of the Town of Sumpter Historical Marker 1936". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. "Sumpter, Texas: First Trinity County Seat". TexasEscapes.Com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


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