The community was originally called Mount Vernon, but a post office going by the name of Pert was established in the settlement in 1899 and remained in operation until 1905. W.J. Dennis served as the first postmaster and was a local storekeeper before then. After the post office closed, the building was used as a church. A new church by the name of Mount Vernon was built in the community in 1913. It became a thriving community with a sawmill and a population of 200 in 1915. There was a store, a gristmill, and a cotton gin in Pert in the early 1920s. The community's lumber industry declined shortly after, and it eventually became a crossroads community with only one business and 20 settlers inhabiting the community in 1939. It had two churches and only one operating business in 1985 and then the community had an estimated 35 occupants residing in 1992. The Mount Vernon United Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The community then only had 20 residents in 2000.[2]
The post office was used as a school in Pert after it closed in 1905. It also had a school in the early 1920s.[2] Today the community is served by the Neches Independent School District.
References
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pert, Texas
pert, texas, pert, unincorporated, community, anderson, county, state, texas, according, handbook, texas, community, population, 2000, located, within, palestine, texas, micropolitan, area, billy, meazell, mayor, north, pert, unincorporated, communitypertshow,. Pert is an unincorporated community in Anderson County in the U S state of Texas 1 According to the Handbook of Texas the community had a population of 20 in 2000 It is located within the Palestine Texas micropolitan area Billy Meazell III is mayor of North Pert TX Pert TexasUnincorporated communityPertShow map of TexasPertShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 31 55 21 N 95 32 50 W 31 92250 N 95 54722 W 31 92250 95 54722 Coordinates 31 55 21 N 95 32 50 W 31 92250 N 95 54722 W 31 92250 95 54722CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyAndersonElevation482 ft 147 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Area code s 430 amp 903GNIS feature ID1380343 1 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Education 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe community was originally called Mount Vernon but a post office going by the name of Pert was established in the settlement in 1899 and remained in operation until 1905 W J Dennis served as the first postmaster and was a local storekeeper before then After the post office closed the building was used as a church A new church by the name of Mount Vernon was built in the community in 1913 It became a thriving community with a sawmill and a population of 200 in 1915 There was a store a gristmill and a cotton gin in Pert in the early 1920s The community s lumber industry declined shortly after and it eventually became a crossroads community with only one business and 20 settlers inhabiting the community in 1939 It had two churches and only one operating business in 1985 and then the community had an estimated 35 occupants residing in 1992 The Mount Vernon United Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 The community then only had 20 residents in 2000 2 Geography EditPert lies at the juncture of Texas State Highway 155 and Farm to Market Road 2267 and 435 3 approximately 12 mi 19 km northeast of Palestine in northeastern Anderson County 2 Education EditThe post office was used as a school in Pert after it closed in 1905 It also had a school in the early 1920s 2 Today the community is served by the Neches Independent School District References Edit a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Pert Texas a b c Pert TX from the Handbook of Texas Online Pert Texas Texas Escapes Online Magazine Retrieved 2021 12 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pert Texas amp oldid 1120971831, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
