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Former US town From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sumpter is a former town in central Trinity County, Texas, United States.[1][2] Burials in the cemetery date from 1840.[3] It was laid out November 20, 1855 and incorporated in 1862. In 1872, the Sumpter courthouse and records were destroyed by fire.[4]
Sumpter was the original county seat of Trinity County. After the 1872 fire, the town of Trinity was designated as the new county seat, and Sumpter was gradually abandoned.[5]
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