Sumpter
Ghost town · United States
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 31.037, -95.054
Why it was abandoned
💥 War & expulsion
Detected automatically from the text: In 1872, the Sumpter courthouse and records were destroyed by fire.
History
Sumpter is a former town in central Trinity County, Texas, United States. Burials in the cemetery date from 1840. It was laid out November 20, 1855 and incorporated in 1862. In 1872, the Sumpter courthouse and records were destroyed by fire.