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2. Rusk, Texas - Wikipedia

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   The town was established by an act of the Texas Legislature on April 11, 1846. It was named after Thomas Jefferson Rusk, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. [6] By 1850, Rusk reportedly had 355 residents. A post office was authorized on March 8, 1847.

3. Rusk County, Texas - Wikipedia

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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.

4. Cherokee County, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Cherokee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 50,412. [1] [2] The county seat is Rusk, which lies 130 miles southeast of Dallas and 160 miles north of Houston. [3]

5. Overton, Texas - Wikipedia

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   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 Tyler Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,275 at the ...

6. Thomas Jefferson Rusk - Wikipedia

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   The State of Texas placed a monument at the graves of Rusk and his wife, Mary, in Oak Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches, Texas. Rusk County and the town of Rusk were named in his honor. Part of his homestead became the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University. There is a statue of Rusk in front of the Rusk County courthouse in Henderson, Texas.

7. Henderson, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Henderson welcome sign on U.S. Highway 79. The city of Henderson was established by European Americans before the State of Texas was founded. It was developed on land donated by W.B. Ochiltree and James Smith; it became the county seat of Rusk County when an act of legislature created Rusk County on January 16, 1843.