Tuckertown, Texas

{{Short description|Ghost town in Texas, US}}

{{Distinguish|Tucker, Texas}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{One source|date=August 2024}}{{Infobox settlement

| name = Tuckertown

| settlement_type = Ghost town

| image_skyline = Tuckertown.jpg

| image_caption = Tuckertown, {{Circa|1923}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Texas

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Navarro

}}

Tuckertown, or Tucker Town, is a ghost town in Navarro County, Texas, United States.

History

Tuckertown was settled in early July 1923 during an oil boom. The population was 20 by 1940. Most residents moved after World War II, and it was abandoned by the mid-1960s.{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Texas State Historical |title=Tuckertown, TX |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/tuckertown-tx |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}

References