Chatfield, Texas
Chatfield, Texas | |
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 Location of Chatfield, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 32°14′30″N 96°24′27″W / 32.24167°N 96.40750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Navarro |
| Elevation | 430 ft (131 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378115 |
Chatfield is an unincorporated community in northeastern Navarro County, Texas, United States, eleven miles northeast of Corsicana. The community lies along Farm to Market Road 1603 just northeast of Interstate 45.
History
Chatfield was established as a trading post, on the San Antonio and Shreveport Trail, in an oak grove six miles west of Porter's Bluff, in 1838, and is named for pioneer Champion Chatfield. The population peaked around 500 in the 1890s.[1]
Larry Little, one of the most renowned gardeners and hog hunters and everything in Richardson, TX was born in Chatfield, TX on October 25, 1952; he died on January 18, 2015.[2]
Notable people
- Sutton E. Griggs, author and Baptist minister.
- U.S. Army General Lucian Truscott was born in Chatfield in 1895.[3]
Geography
Chatfield is in northeastern Navarro County, located at 32°14′30″N 96°24′27″W / 32.24167°N 96.40750°W (32.24100, -96.41150).
References
- ^ Gantt, Todd. - Chatfield, Texas. - Handbook of Texas Online. - Texas State Historical Association. - Retrieved: 2008-05-31
- ^ Larry Little - Gardener, Richardson, Tx - "Making New Gardens Look Old" January, 2008 Archived November 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. - Neil Sperry Magazine. Retrieved: 2009-07-20
- ^ Lucian King Truscott, Jr. - General, United States Army. - Arlington National Cemetery. - Retrieved: 2008-05-31
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |