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Chronister is a ghost town located in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The town is located north of Forest.

History

Chronister was named for C. J. Chronister, a local lumber mill owner, with the community being built around his mill c1890s. By 1910 the community was incorporated into nearby Wildhurst.

References

1. "Chronister | TX Almanac". www.texasalmanac.com. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
2. Hammond, Murry (April 11, 2016). East Texas Logging Railroads. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-5587-0.
3. "TSHA | Chronister, TX". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved December 30, 2022.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Cherokee County, Texas, United States
County seat: Rusk
Cities	Gallatin Jacksonville New Summerfield Reklaw‡ Rusk Troup‡
Towns	Alto Bullard‡ Cuney Wells
CDP	Shadybrook
Other communities	Blackjack Central High Circle Concord Cove Springs Craft Delmer Dialville Elm Grove Forest Gould Henry's Chapel Ironton Linwood Maydelle Mixon Mount Selman New Hope Oakland Pine Grove Ponta Reese Salem Shady Grove Sweet Union Weeping Mary
Ghost towns	Atoy Brunswick Bulah Chronister Earle's Chapel Emmaus Etna Griffin Java Larissa Lone Star Mewshaw New Birmingham Prices Redlawn Rock Hill Wildhurst
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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31°31′56″N 95°01′00″W / 31.5322°N 95.0168°W / 31.5322; -95.0168

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