Lynchburg, Texas

Lynchburg is an Unincorporated community in east central Harris County, Texas, United States.

The community is also known as Lynch's Ferry.

History

In 1822, Nathaniel Lynch built a ferry to cross the San Jacinto River just below where Buffalo Bayou flows into it. The ferry connected what would become the community of Lynchburg, on the east side of the crossing with the road to Harrisburg. At the western landing is the location of the San Jacinto Battlefield where Texan forces under Sam Houston defeated Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican forces in 1836.

Education

Deer Park Independent School District operates schools in the area. Zoned schools include:^[1]

Deer Park Elementary School
Deer Park Junior High School
Deer Park High School

References

↑ "Street Directory." Deer Park Independent School District.

External links

Lynchburg, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online

Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land

Counties	Austin Brazoria Chambers Fort Bend Galveston Harris Liberty Montgomery Waller

"Principal" cities	Houston The Woodlands Sugar Land Baytown Conroe

Other cities	Alvin Angleton Bellaire Clute Deer Park Dickinson Freeport Friendswood Galena Park Galveston Humble Jacinto City Katy Lake Jackson La Marque La Porte League City Manvel Missouri City Pasadena Pearland Richmond Rosenberg South Houston Stafford Texas City West University Place For a complete listing, see list of cities and towns in Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land MSA

Unincorporated areas	Atascocita Channelview Cloverleaf Crosby Cypress Fresno Hockley Klein Port Bolivar Spring The Woodlands

Bodies of water	Buffalo Bayou Galveston Bay Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Houston Ship Channel San Jacinto River Trinity River Lake Houston Lake Conroe

Municipalities and communities of Harris County, Texas, United States

County seat: Houston

Cities	Baytown‡ Bellaire Bunker Hill Village Deer Park El Lago Friendswood‡ Galena Park Hedwig Village Hilshire Village Houston‡ Humble Hunters Creek Village Jacinto City Jersey Village Katy‡ La Porte League City‡ Missouri City‡ Morgan's Point Nassau Bay Pasadena Pearland‡ Piney Point Village Seabrook‡ Shoreacres‡ South Houston Southside Place Spring Valley Village Stafford‡ Taylor Lake Village Tomball Waller‡ Webster West University Place

CDPs	Aldine Atascocita Barrett Channelview Cinco Ranch‡ Cloverleaf Crosby Highlands Mission Bend‡ Sheldon Spring The Woodlands‡

Unincorporated communities	Airline Bammel Barker Beaumont Place Bridgeland Community Cedar Bayou Champion Forest Cimarron Coady Copperfield Cypress Dyersdale East Aldine Fall Creek Hockley Houmont Park Howellville Huffman Hufsmith Kinwood Klein Kleinbrook Kohrville Louetta Lynchburg McNair Northcliffe Northcliffe Manor Northgate Forest North Houston Nottingham Country Remington Ranch Rose Hill Satsuma Timber Meadows Traces Westfield

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 29°47′14″N 95°03′20″W / 29.78722°N 95.05556°W / 29.78722; -95.05556

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