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In 1796, Michael Crow established Crow’s Ferry and the ferry
operated until 1812. James Gaines bought the ferry in 1812 and
renamed it Gaines Ferry.
With the aid of Gaines Ferry, communities began to develop in the
region. Gaines’ Ferry shuttled horses, wagons and settlers across
the river at Pendleton. Today, at the same site, a modern three-mile
bridge stretches across Toledo Bend Reservoir. In 1828, the town of
Milam was founded in the northern part of the future Sabine County
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Shortly before Texas won its independence from Mexico, the county
became a port of entry for new settlers arriving from the United
States. After the victory at the battle of San Jacinto in 1836, the
government of the Republic of Texas began to organize. The
government formed Sabine County and defined its boundaries on
December 14, 1837, Sabine County boundaries have remained unchanged
since its creation; however, when the area was known as the
Municipality of Sabine, it included parts of present-day San
Augustine, Jasper and Newton Counties.
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The county seat was named Hemphill, in honor of John Hemphill, a
former Texas Supreme Court Justice, who at the time, served as a
United States Senator. The old Sabine County Jail, built in 1904 was
used until 1982. It is one of two jails in Texas that had a hanging
rope. The old jail is now a museum and library. On the corner of the
Sabine County Courthouse square domino players regularly gather
beneath an ancient cedar tree. |
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Hemphill
Pineland
Bronson
Brookeland
Fairmount
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Geneva
Isla
Milam (census-designated place)
Rosevine
Sexton
Yellowpine
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