Elysian Fields, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, US

Elysian Fields

Elysian Fields is a rural unincorporated community in Harrison County, Texas, United States.[1] It lies 11 miles southeast of the county seat of Marshall.

The community was originally the site of a Caddo village named Big Springs. The name of the town is believed to have originated from a dinner conversation in New Orleans in which Capt. Edward Smith compared its beauty to the Elysian Fields of Greek Mythology in 1817.[2] Smith and his family settled in the area in the 1830s. In 1910 the community relocated one mile to the west, so it could be linked to a railroad. The community is now the center of the Elysian Fields Independent School District.

The school district has an estimated population of 3,917.[3]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elysian Fields, Texas
2. ^ "Elysian Fields | TX Almanac". www.texasalmanac.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
3. ^ "Census profile: Elysian Fields Independent School District, TX". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

## External links

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* Elysian Fields Independent School District
* Pam Nordstrom, "ELYSIAN FIELDS, TX," Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 25, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

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Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Texas, United States

County seat: Marshall

Cities|

* Hallsville
* Longview‡
* Marshall
* Scottsville
* Uncertain
* Waskom

Harrison County map

Unincorporated
communities|

* Elysian Fields
* Gill
* Harleton
* Jonesville
* Karnack
* Latex
* Nesbitt
* Swansons Landing
* Woodlawn

Ghost towns|

* Avaton

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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