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Cresson is a city in Hood, Johnson, and Parker, Tarrant Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 377 and State Highway 171, seventeen miles southwest of Fort Worth. According to a 2005 U.S. census estimate, its population is 543. 2007 estimates are closer to 1000 with about half the population living in Parker County. The Pate Museum is in Parker County in between the two neighborhoods of Bourland Field and Bluebonnet Hills on U.S. Highway 377.
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, Texas 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 PA, another city with a strong railroading history.
Cresson was incorporated in 2001.
The Granbury Independent School District and the Aledo Independent School District serve area students.
Cresson, Texas is also home to Motorsport Ranch, the first purpose-built road racing course country club in the USA. http://www.motorsportranch.com/
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Coordinates: 32°31′57″N, 97°37′04″W
