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Upshur County, along with Marion County, is the 115th Judicial District of Texas. The presiding judge of the 115th Judicial District is Judge Dean Fowler. He began his first term as District Judge on January 1, 2019, and was unopposed in his re-election, to that office, beginning January 1, 2023.
Big Sandy is a town in Upshur County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census , the town's population was 1,231. [ 4 ] A lake of the same name is cut nearly in half by U.S. Highway 80 , the main thoroughfare of Big Sandy.
Gilmer is a city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, Texas, United States. [4] It is best known for being the home of the East Texas Yamboree and the birthplace of popular music singers Don Henley of the Eagles band and Johnny Mathis, as well as blues musician Freddie King. Its population was 4,843 at the 2020 census.
Kelsey is an unincorporated area in Upshur County, Texas, United States that was the longest-lasting settlement founded by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the state. Now a ghost town , it has been called the "mother colony" of Latter-day Saint colonies in Texas.
The Big Sandy High School football team has won three Texas Class B (now Class A) state championships; 1973, 1974 (co-championship with Celina after the finals game ended in a 0-0 tie), and 1975. The 1975 team set a then national record of 824 points scored in a season (they went 14-0 for the regular season including playoffs), while giving up ...
After the 2012 redistricting process, a large portion of Collin County had been removed, and replaced with the portion of Cass County that had been in Texas's 1st congressional district, all of Marion County, and a large portion of Upshur County. [7]
Buildings and structures in Upshur County, Texas (1 C, 2 P) E. Education in Upshur County, Texas (2 C) G. Geography of Upshur County, Texas (3 C, 4 P) P.
East Mountain is located in southeastern Upshur County. Small portions of the city extend south along Gilmer Road and Coulter Road into Gregg County. [4] The city limits extend northwest along Main Street and Medlin Road as far as East Mountain, a 660-foot (200 m) wooded summit overlooking the community.