Cresson, Texas

Cresson, Texas
— city —

Location of Cresson in Parker County
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Hood, Johnson, Parker
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Cresson is a city in Hood, Johnson, and Parker counties in the U.S. state of Texas in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 377 and State Highway 171, seventeen miles southwest of Fort Worth. The Pate Museum is in Parker County in between the two neighborhoods of Bourland Field and Bluebonnet Hills on U.S. Route 377. Incorporated in 2001, Cresson had an estimated population of 856 as of July 1, 2009, according to the United States Census Bureau.^[1]

History

The origin of the name has been lost to history. One book suggests the city may have been named after John Cresson, captain of a wagon train that camped in the area before the civil war. A similar story is told that Cresson was named for an official with the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railroad.

Cresson was at one time served by the Fort Worth and Rio Grande, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe and the Nancy Hanks railroad companies. It has been suggested that Cresson was named for Cresson, Pennsylvania, another city with a strong railroading history.

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Education

The Granbury Independent School District and the Aledo Independent School District serve area students.

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Gallery

Western Heritage Church
Cresson School

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References

^ "Table 4: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Texas, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2010-06-24.

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External links

Cresson, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cresson, Texas

v t e Municipalities and communities of Hood County, Texas, United States

County seat: Granbury

Cities	Brazos Bend Cresson‡ DeCordova Granbury Lipan Tolar

CDPs	Canyon Creek Oak Trail Shores Pecan Plantation‡

Unincorporated communities	Acton Paluxy

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

v t e Municipalities and communities of Johnson County, Texas, United States

County seat: Cleburne

Cities	Alvarado Briaroaks Burleson‡ Cleburne Cresson‡ Crowley‡ Coyote Flats Godley Grandview Joshua Keene Mansfield‡ Rio Vista

Towns	Cross Timber Venus‡

CDPs	Pecan Plantation‡

Unincorporated community	Lillian

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

v t e Municipalities and communities of Parker County, Texas, United States

County seat: Weatherford

Cities	Aledo Azle‡ Cool Cresson‡ Fort Worth‡ Hudson Oaks Mineral Wells‡ Reno‡ Springtown Weatherford Willow Park

Towns	Annetta Annetta North Annetta South Millsap Sanctuary

CDPs	Briar‡ Horseshoe Bend Western Lake

Other unincorporated communities	Brock Dennis Garner Goshen Peaster Poolville Whitt

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Coordinates: 32°31′57″N 97°37′04″W / 32.53250°N 97.61778°W / 32.53250; -97.61778

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