Myrtle Springs, Anderson County, Texas


Myrtle Springs is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is a part of the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.

History

Myrtle Springs was named for a nearby spring with the same name, and in 2000, it was a thriving crossroads community with a church, a cemetery, a community hall, and numerous homes.

Geography

Myrtle Springs sits by a tributary of the nearby Box Creek at the confluence of Farm to Market Road 322 and an unidentified country road, southwest of Palestine in the southwestern portion of Anderson County

Education

Myrtle Springs had its own school in 1898, and had one teacher and 43 White students. By 1932, it had become a school district, and served 117 White students and 83 Black students. The school then joined with the Elkhart Independent School District in 1955.