Lynchburg, Texas

Lynchburg, Texas
Unincorporated community
Lynch's Ferry and Houston Ship Channel
Nickname:  Lynch's Ferry
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Coordinates: 29.7871704°N 95.0554851°W / 29.7871704; -95.0554851 (Lynchburg, Texas)
Country	United States
State	Texas
Texas County	Harris County
Lynchburg Town Ferry	1822[1]
Elevation	30 ft (9 m)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	77520
Area code	713
FIPS code	48-48201
GNIS feature ID	1340754

Lynchburg (also known as Lynch's Ferry) is an unincorporated community in east central Harris County, Texas, United States.

History

In 1822, Nathaniel Lynch built a ferry to cross the San Jacinto River at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou, claiming a landmark better known as Juan Seguin Historic Park.^[2][3] The ferry connected what would become the community of Lynchburg, on the east side of the crossing with the road to Harrisburg. At the western landing is the location of the San Jacinto Battlefield, where Texan forces under Sam Houston defeated Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican forces in 1836.

Education

Deer Park Independent School District operates schools in the area. Zoned schools include:^[4]

• Deer Park Elementary School
• Deer Park Junior High School
• Deer Park High School

References

1. "Lynchburg Town Ferry - Harris County ~ Marker Number: 13677". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. 2006.
2. "Site of Lynch's Ferry - Harris County ~ Marker Number: 20043". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. 1969.
3. "Juan Seguin Historic Park". Harris County Precinct 2. County of Harris, Texas.
4. "Street Directory Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine." Deer Park Independent School District.

External links

• Lynchburg, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online