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History · Enchanted Oaks

Enchanted Oaks’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Enchanted Oaks is a town in Henderson County, Texas, United States. The population was 347 at the 2020 census, down from 326 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 326 to 347 (+6%). Half of its homes were built before 1982.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Enchanted Oaks yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Enchanted Oaks

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Mary BrianMary BrianCorsicana · 24 miJacqueline LoganJacqueline LoganCorsicana · 24 miWesley JohnsonWesley JohnsonCorsicana · 24 miMaceo BastonMaceo BastonCorsicana · 24 miAAAaron AllstonCorsicana · 24 miBilly Joe ShaverBilly Joe ShaverCorsicana · 24 mi
By decade

Enchanted Oaks, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Enchanted Oaks is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Enchanted Oaks has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Faulk and Gauntt Building in Athens, 15.1 miles away.

Enchanted Oaks and the nearest listed places

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Faulk and Gauntt BuildingWesley Chapel Colored Methodist Episcopal ChurchState Highway 34 Bridge at the Trinity RiverFirst Independent Baptist ChurchCorsicana Commercial Historic DistrictCorsicana Oil Field Discovery Well

Closest to Enchanted Oaks

Faulk and Gauntt BuildingAthens · Building15.1miWesley Chapel Colored Methodist Episcopal ChurchCorsicana · Building23.4miState Highway 34 Bridge at the Trinity RiverRosser · Structure23.4miFirst Independent Baptist ChurchCorsicana · Building23.6miCorsicana Commercial Historic DistrictCorsicana · District23.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Faulk and Gauntt Building’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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