Garner, Texas
Encyclopedia
Garner is an unincorporated community
on Farm Road 113 northwest of Weatherford
in Parker County
, Texas
, United States
. It has a population of around 100.
operator. For most of the twentieth century the town has seen steady growth, from around 40 residents in 1914 to 98 in 1990. There was a post office
located in Garner from around 1890 to 1970.
The town has a Baptist
church, elementary/middle school
, and several small businesses.
Much of the surrounding land is used for livestock farming.
The post office and general store in Garner were run for many years by a Mr. James A. Vance. There is a story about him in a book by Ben K. Green, "Wild Cow Tales". The story is called "The One That Got Away". Mr. Vance was born June 14, 1871, arrived in Garner on Oct. 7, 1894 and died at home in Garner, Texas in 1964.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
on Farm Road 113 northwest of Weatherford
Weatherford, Texas
Weatherford is a city in Parker County, Texas, United States, and a western suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 19,000 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Parker County and is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.-Geography:...
in Parker County
Parker County, Texas
As of the census of 2003, there were 98,495 people, 31,131 households, and 24,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 98 people per square mile . There were 34,084 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It has a population of around 100.
History
The original settlement in the area was called Trapps Springs and was founded in the 1850s by a small group of families. The current town was settled in the 1880s half a mile west of the original site, and named Garner after a local ginCotton gin
A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, a job formerly performed painstakingly by hand...
operator. For most of the twentieth century the town has seen steady growth, from around 40 residents in 1914 to 98 in 1990. There was a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
located in Garner from around 1890 to 1970.
The town has a Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
church, elementary/middle school
Garner Independent School District
Garner Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Garner, Texas .The district has one school – Garner Elementary – that serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through eight....
, and several small businesses.
Much of the surrounding land is used for livestock farming.
The post office and general store in Garner were run for many years by a Mr. James A. Vance. There is a story about him in a book by Ben K. Green, "Wild Cow Tales". The story is called "The One That Got Away". Mr. Vance was born June 14, 1871, arrived in Garner on Oct. 7, 1894 and died at home in Garner, Texas in 1964.