The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPoetry is a town in Kaufman and Hunt counties, Texas, United States. It is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 986 and 1565, approximately six miles north of Terrell. The population, as of 2020, is estimated to be 2,069. Originally known as Turner's Point, a post office and school were established in 1858. In 1876, the community was renamed Poetry. The new name was suggested by local merchant Maston Ussery, who said that the area in springtime reminded him of a poem. Poetry's population peaked at around 234 in 1904. Its post office closed in 1905 and service was consolidated within nearby Terrell. A 1984 incorporation vote was approved by local residents but was invalidated …
Half of its homes were built before 1987.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Poetry 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Poetry’s history is told.
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Poetry, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Poetry is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Poetry has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Porter Farm in Terrell, 4.3 miles away.
Poetry and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.