Turpentine, Texas Explained

Turpentine is a ghost town in Jasper County, Texas, United States.

History

Turpentine is situated on the Burr's Ferry, Browndell and Chester Railroad, and was established as a logging commumity in 1907, by the Western Naval Stores Company, similarly to Wenasco. It was named for turpentine, which was farmed. The town was abandonded in 1918, most of the trees were cut by the mid-1920s, and Turpentine's post office closed in 1926.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Association . Texas State Historical . Turpentine, TX . 2024-08-11 . Texas State Historical Association . en.
2. Web site: Texas A&M Forest Service 1915 - 2015 . 2024-08-11 . tfsweb.tamu.edu.