Old Center, TexasOld Center is an unincorporated community in Panola County, Texas, United States.HistoryOld Center is situated on Farm to Market Road 699. It was founded in 1856 by James Rowe and his brother. The town had a cemetery, church, school and tannery. In the 1940s, the school was consolidated with Carthage. By 2000 [United States census|2000], the town had a population of 83.