Official Name: | Josserand, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Trinity |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 29 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 315 |
Coordinates: | 31.0353°N -95.0897°W |
Area Code: | 936 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1382095 |
Josserand is an unincorporated community in Trinity County, Texas, United States. As of 2000, the community had a population of 29.[1] It is located within the Huntsville, Texas micropolitan area.
Josserand was founded in 1882 by Peter and Frank Josserand, who established a sawmill in the community. They acquired 60000acres of virgin forest for lumber between 1880 and 1900, causing the community to rapidly grow. In 1887, a post office opened in the community, and by 1892 Josserand had 550 residents as well as two churches and a store. When Peter Josserand died in 1905, this sparked the community's decline. In 1909, the sawmill ceased operations; the post office closed in 1948. A few scattered houses remained in the early 1990s and the population was reported as 29 in 2000.[1]
Josserand is located near U.S. Route 287, 3miles southeast of Groveton in south-central Trinity County.[1]
Josserand had schools for Black and White students in 1892. The schools were consolidated with Groveton's schools in the 1930s.[1]