Clinton, Hunt County, Texas Explained

Official Name:Clinton, Hood County, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Clinton
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hunt
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:571
Coordinates:33.1033°N -96.2358°W
Area Code:430 & 903
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1332995

Clinton is an unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States. The community is located on Farm to Market Road 3211, west-southwest of Greenville.

History

Clinton was founded in 1887 through an agreement between landowner J. M. Massey and the St. Louis Southwestern Railway. The former sold his land in the area to the latter under the condition that they build a depot there; the depot, named Clinton for a railroad official, was built the same year. A post office opened the following year; it closed sometime between 1930 and the 1950s.