Barnum, Texas
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Barnum is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1]
History
Barnum sprang up in 1881 around a sawmill built on a railroad line.[2] Some believe the community was named after P. T. Barnum, an American businessman and circus founder, while other hold it was named for another Texas sawmill owner named Barnum.[3]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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