Denson Springs, Texas

Denson Springs is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 100 in 2000. It is a part of the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.

History

This area, originally called Ioni after a nearby native village, was granted to James Bradshaw in 1835. Upon his death in 1844, it was inherited by his brother, William Bradshaw, whose family arrived in 1849. In 1878, the growing community was renamed after William's daughter, Nancy Anne Denson, widow of William Denson.
The community had a post office from 1893 to 1918. It has a population of 100 in 2000.

Geography

Denson Springs is located next to Dream Lake along Texas State Highway 294, southeast of Palestine in the southeastern portion of Anderson County.

Education

The community's first school, called Grayson School, was located on the "old Grayson place". It was one of the largest schools in Anderson County before the American Civil War, and the schoolhouse was also used as a Baptist church. It moved into Denson Springs in 1887 and remained until well after 1936. In 1934, it had two teachers and 46 students. In 1955, the community's school was joined up with the Slocum Independent School District.