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Barnum sprang up in 1881 around a sawmill built on a railroad line. Some believe the community was named after
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnum, Texas
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Unincorporated area
Barnum is located in Texas
Barnum is located in the United States
30°56′41.7″N 94°40′21.74″W / 30.944917°N 94.6727056°W / 30.944917; -94.6727056
United States
Texas
Polk
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
unincorporated community
Polk County
U.S. state
Texas
P. T. Barnum
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnum, Texas
Barnum
Handbook of Texas
1001 Texas Place Names
ISBN
978-0-292-78693-6
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Polk County, Texas
County seat
Livingston
Cities

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