Rusk County

Rusk county is in Upper East Texas and Henderson is the county seat. Rusk county is in the Pineywoods of east Texas. The terrain is sloping hills, narrow valleys and glens. There are many varieties of trees in the area. Altitude range 250-710ft. Area cities, towns and unincorporated areas are Brachfield, Concord, Easton (mostly in Gregg county), Harmony Hill, Henderson, Joinerville, Kilgore (mostly in Gregg), Lake Cherokee, Laird Hill, Laneville, Leverett’s Chapel, Minden, Mount Enterprise, New London, New Salem, Overton (mostly in Smith county), Price, Red Level, Reklaw (mostly in Cherokee county), Selman City, Stewart, and Tatum (mostly in Panola county). There are 12 school districts in Rusk county.

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Henderson TX

Henderson is the county seat for Rusk county in the Piney woods. Major highways are State Highway 64, 42, 43 and Highway 259 and 79. The Henderson downtown is a nationally recognized historic downtown. Henderson celebrates an annual Syrup festival and spring wildflower trails. Zip code area is 75652, 75653, 75654, 75680.

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Rusk county area lakes:

Lake Cherokee

Lake Cherokee in Gregg and Rusk county is 12 miles long and includes 100 miles of shoreline.  The water controlling authority is the Cherokee Water Company.

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Martin Creek Lake in Panola and Rusk county is 4,981 acres with a maximum depth of 35 feet and water controlling authority is Luminant Energy.

Lake Striker is 1,863 acres 20 miles east of Jacksonville. Maximum water depth is 35 feet and the water controlling authority is Angelina-Nacogdoches Co Water Control & Authority District No. 1.

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