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Rusk County is a county located in Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,214. [1] Its county seat is Henderson. [2] The county is named for Thomas Jefferson Rusk, a secretary of war of the Republic of Texas . Rusk County is part of the Longview, Texas metropolitan area and the Longview-Marshall combined statistical area .
Rusk, Texas. Coordinates: 31°47′54″N95°9′0″W31.79833°N 95.15000°W. Not to be confused with Rusk County, Texas. Rusk, Texas. City. Confederate Monument at Cherokee County Courthouse in Rusk. Motto: "The Heart of East Texas". Location of Rusk, Texas.
Location of Rusk County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rusk County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rusk County, Texas. There are one district, five individual properties, and one former property ...
Thomas Jefferson Rusk. Thomas Jefferson Rusk (December 5, 1803 – July 29, 1857) was an early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first Secretary of War as well as a general at the Battle of San Jacinto. He was later a US politician and served as a Senator from Texas from 1846 until his suicide.
Overton, Texas. / 32.27361°N 94.97639°W / 32.27361; -94.97639. Overton is a city in Rusk and Smith counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Overton lies in two counties as well as two metropolitan areas. The Rusk County portion of the city is part of the Longview Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Smith County portion is part of the ...
Length. 25 mi (40 km) Other. Website. texasstaterailroad.net. The Texas State Railroad, also referred to as the Lone Star and Eastern Railroad, is a historic 25 mi (40 km) heritage railroad between Rusk and Palestine, Texas. Built by inmates, it was founded in 1883 by the state of Texas to haul raw materials for a smelter at the prison at Rusk.
The following are people born in or otherwise closely associated with the city of Rusk, Texas. Pages in category "People from Rusk, Texas" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
July 11, 2024 at 8:59 PM. Frustrations are mounting across southeast Texas as residents enter a fourth day of crippling power outages and heat, a combination that has proven dangerous – and at ...