Barnum, Texas
Unincorporated area in Texas, United States
30°56′41.7″N 94°40′21.74″W / 30.944917°N 94.6727056°W / 30.944917; -94.6727056![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png)
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Barnum is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1]
History
Barnum sprang up in 1881 around a sawmill built on a railroad line.[2] Some believe the community was named after P. T. Barnum, an American businessman and circus founder, while other hold it was named for another Texas sawmill owner named Barnum.[3]
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Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Texas, United States
County seat: Livingston
- Goodrich
- Onalaska
- Seven Oaks
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- Corrigan
- Livingston
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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