Good Springs, Texas

Coordinates: 32°3′23″N 94°54′39″W / 32.05639°N 94.91083°W / 32.05639; -94.91083
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Good Springs, Texas
430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1378367[1]

Good Springs is an

Longview, Texas metropolitan area
.

History

Good Springs was named for a Cherokee village in the area. The Cherokee were driven out of the area in 1839. It was also known as Lick Skillet for a time. Its population ranged from 25 in the 1940s, 21 in 1990, and 40 in 2000.[2]

Geography

Good Springs is located on U.S. Highway 79, 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Henderson in southwestern Rusk County.[2]

Education

Today, the community is served by the Carlisle Independent School District.

Notes

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Good Springs, Texas
  2. ^ a b Biesele, Megan. "Good Springs, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved January 9, 2023.