Dunagan, Texas Explained

Official Name:Dunagan, Texas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Dunagan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Angelina
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:305
Coordinates:31.3466°N -94.6152°W
Area Code:936
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1381806

Dunagan is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

History

Dunagan was named for a man named Isaac Dunagan and was first settled in the early 1840s (before Angelina County was established). The first commissioners' court in the county met at Dunagan's house in 1846. The community, as well as nearby Moses Bluff, were up for a vote on being the county seat after the county was established in 1846. Moses Bluff won the vote 26:2. To appease dissatisfied voters, another election was held, but this time, Moses Bluff had 39 votes, while Dunagan again only had two. For election purposes, Moses Bluff was designated as River Place for its location on the Angelina River, while Dunagan went by the name Center. It became a ghost town afterward, and only a railroad siding was in the area in the 1980s.[1]

The Angelina and Neches River Railroad operates a line traveling 11.6miles to an interchange with the Union Pacific Railroad in Lufkin. The ghost town is located within the Lufkin Independent School District.

Geography

Dunagan was located 7miles east of Lufkin and 5miles northwest of Huntington in central Angelina County.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dunagan, TX. Biesele. Megan. 1994-12-01. tshaonline.org.