Glendale, Texas

Glendale, also known as Bissell, is a town 11 miles from Groveton on Highway 94 in Trinity County, Texas. In 1886, the population grew to 100. The next year, the town had a post office under the name Bissell. During the 1890s Settlers from Illinois and Missouri renamed the town to Glendale. The town exploded after a peach farm was established there, and by 1899, over 1200 residents lived in Glendale. A hotel, several churches, a school, and even a newspaper was there by 1898. By 1900, the town declined. The newspaper moved to Trinity, and by 1914, only 75 people lived in the area. By the 1930s the town increased to 120, which remained roughly the same through the 1960s. By 2000, the population was 175.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Trinity County, Texas, United States County seat: Groveton Cities Groveton Trinity CDP Westwood Shores Other unincorporated communities Apple Springs Barnes Switch Bennett Brush Prairie Carlisle Cedar Creek Centerville Centralia Chita Crete Friday Glendale Helmic Iris Josserand Lacy Magee Bend Moccasin Gap Nigton, Texas Nogalus Prairie Pennington‡ Red Branch Scrub Creek Sebastopol South Groveton Sulphur Sulphur Springs Thompson Thornton Trevat Vair Westville White Rock Woodlake Ghost towns Antioch Bohemian Boonetown Friendship Groveton Front McGinty Nathan Saron Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 31°00′57″N 95°18′04″W / 31.01583°N 95.30111°W / 31.01583; -95.30111