Macedonia, Liberty County, Texas
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Macedonia is an unincorporated area
in northern Liberty County, Texas
. Formerly a distinct community, it is located 5 miles (8 km) northeast of the junction of Texas State Highway 321 and Farm to Market Road 1008 and 16 miles (25.7 km) northwest of Liberty
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In 1914 a syndicate in Chicago, Illinois purchased 12000 acres (4,856.2 ha) of land near the Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway
to form a community of Greek people that was intended to supply truck crops to supply the Galveston and Houston markets. The syndicate named the community "Macedonia," after a Baptist church in the area that had been established in 1845. Some Greek people worked at the local sawmills; the community did not organize in a manner that the founders had intended. A post office opened in 1915 and closed in 1922. Population estimates in subsequent decades ranged from 15 to 25. In the 1950s the population was mostly African-American. In 1984 several scattered buildings and a church remained at the site.
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...
in northern Liberty County, Texas
Liberty County, Texas
Liberty County is a county located in Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 75,643. Its county seat is Liberty.-Geography:According to the U.S...
. Formerly a distinct community, it is located 5 miles (8 km) northeast of the junction of Texas State Highway 321 and Farm to Market Road 1008 and 16 miles (25.7 km) northwest of Liberty
Liberty, Texas
Liberty is a city in and the county seat of Liberty County, Texas, United States and a part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 8,033 at the 2000 census....
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In 1914 a syndicate in Chicago, Illinois purchased 12000 acres (4,856.2 ha) of land near the Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway
Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway
The Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway was an railroad that ran from Beaumont, Texas to Gulf Coast Junction in Houston. It passed through small southeast Texas communities such as Hull, Kenefick, and Huffman...
to form a community of Greek people that was intended to supply truck crops to supply the Galveston and Houston markets. The syndicate named the community "Macedonia," after a Baptist church in the area that had been established in 1845. Some Greek people worked at the local sawmills; the community did not organize in a manner that the founders had intended. A post office opened in 1915 and closed in 1922. Population estimates in subsequent decades ranged from 15 to 25. In the 1950s the population was mostly African-American. In 1984 several scattered buildings and a church remained at the site.