Telico, Texas

Telico is an unincorporated community in northeastern Ellis County, Texas, United States,^[1] on Highway 34.

Location of Telico, Texas

History

The area that became Telico was settled before 1856. It was first called Trinity City but was renamed in the mid-1850s to Telico after Telico, North Carolina.^{[citation needed]} The town was based on agriculture and had a cotton gin that local farmers used for several decades until they renovated it in the early 2000s to create a wedding venue.

Notable people

• Clyde Barrow, born near Telico, was an outlaw in the team Bonnie and Clyde, who traveled the Central United States during the Great Depression in the early and mid-1930s.
• Jason Massey, murderer of two teenagers. His case was featured on the popular crime show Forensic Files.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Telico, Texas

External links

• Telico, TX at Handbook of Texas

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