Emhouse

Navarro County, Texas

A map of where this is in the county. — 5.6 mi south-west of Barry · Navarro County

Laid out about 1906 on the Trinity and Brazos Valley line and called Lyford until the Post Office objected that Texas already had one. The replacement name is the initials and surname of Edward M. House, who formed the railroad and was later Woodrow Wilson's closest adviser.

Emhouse in red on the General Land Office map of Navarro County, 1924, among the original land grants — Emhouse on the Land Office's county map of July 1924, in red; the names around it are the original land grants. Courtesy of the Texas General Land Office, Austin. Map 73249, Navarro County, July 1924. Used under licence. The whole county map →

Also within two miles. Burying grounds: Pattison Cemetery · Markers: Emhouse Baptist Church · Fire department: Emhouse Volunteer Fire Department.

Among the places · On the map

From Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas.