Panola and Gary - Panola County, TX Submitted by East Texas Genealogical Society P O Box 6967, Tyler, TX 75711 23 August 2002 Typed by: Janet Cook Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ***************************************************************** Originally published in the East Texas Family Records, Vol. 14, No.4, Winter 1990 by East Texas Genealogical Society. PANOLA, TEXAS Panola, in southeastern Panola County almost on the Louisiana line, was an early lumbering site which became a post village by 1900 and had a population of fifty in 1910. The post office was discontinued by 1915 and mail ordered to Longstreet, Louisiana. In 1940 Panola reported one business, a colored grade school district, and a population of twenty-five. GARY, TEXAS Gary, in south central Panola County, was founded in 1898, when the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad extended its line south from Carthage. The railroad officials called the station Zuker, but the name was changed when the post office was granted. Population was 300 in 1900 and 350 in 1910. The village had three churches, a school and a bank in 1915. Tomato canning became an important industry. In 1947, eight businesses served a population of 350. * * * * * * * * * * Source: Volumes I and II, THE HANDBOOK OF TEXAS. Walter Prescott Webb, Editor in Chief. Published in Austin,TX, 1952. The Texas State Historical Association.