Official Name: | Gould, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Gould |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cherokee |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 351 |
Coordinates: | 32.0558°N -95.1508°W |
Area Code: | 430 & 903 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1378372 |
Gould is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.
The area in what is known as Gould today was first settled in the 1870s and was a station on the International-Great Northern Railroad. A post office was established at Gould in 1905 and remained in operation until 1918. It had 80 residents that were served by a sawmill and a general store in 1914, which remained open until the 1930s and closed after World War II. Its population was 20 in 2000.[1]
Gould is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 2064 and 2750, 18miles north of Rusk in northern Cherokee County.[1]
Gould is served by the Troup Independent School District.