Bullard, Texas | |
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 Bullard City Hall | |
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| Coordinates: 32°08′20″N 95°18′48″W / 32.13889°N 95.31333°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Counties | Smith and Cherokee |
| Settled | 1870 |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Incorporated | 1948 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.36 sq mi (8.69 km2) |
| • Land | 3.34 sq mi (8.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,318 |
| • Density | 990/sq mi (380/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 75757 |
| Area code(s) | 903, 430 |
| FIPS code | 48-11212[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411742[3] |
| Website | www |
Bullard is a small town[5] in Smith and Cherokee counties in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Texas. U.S. Route 69 and Farm-to-Market Roads 2137, 2493, and 344 intersect here, about 15 miles (24 km) south of the larger city of Tyler. Its population was 3,318 at the 2020 census, up from 2,463 at the 2010 census.[6]
The Smith County portion of the town is part of the Tyler metropolitan statistical area, while the Cherokee County portion is part of the Jacksonville micropolitan statistical area.
Bullard was earlier known as "Etna" and "Hewsville". The town is named for John H. Bullard, a Confederate soldier, and Emma Eugenia (Erwin) Bullard. In 1881, John Bullard opened the Hewsville post office in his store. In 1883, the Etna post office, near Hewsville, was closed. Then, the Hewsville office was renamed "Bullard". Many rural residents in northern Cherokee County are served by the Bullard post office. The bypassing of the railroad brought about the demise of Etna and the rise of Bullard.
- ^ "City Council". Bullard Texas. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bullard, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Although a municipality in Texas may refer to itself as a "town", Texas law makes no special distinction between "towns" and "cities". All incorporated municipalities are considered cities, differentiated only between those with city charters ("home rule") and those without ("general law").
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bullard town, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2015.