Fannin County - Texas (003) Traditional Cache
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Fannin County - Texas (003)
A cache by [DELETED_USER]
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6/5/2012
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Fannin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 31,242, and had increased to 32,999 in 2009. It is named for James Fannin, who commanded the group of Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre during the Texas Revolution. The seat of the county is Bonham, named for James Bonham, who sought Fannin's aid at the Battle of the Alamo. It was founded in 1837. Fannin County is part of the Bonham Micropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Dallas–Fort Worth Combined Statistical Area.
Fannin County is located in Northeast Texas on the Oklahoma border. Bonham, the county seat, is fifty-five miles northeast of Dallas. The center point of the county is at approximately 33°30' north latitude and 96°10' west longitude. Fannin County comprises 895 square miles of mainly blackland, with a claypan area in the north near the Red River. The topography has little variety, with ranges of moderately rolling hills throughout the county. Fannin County has an elevation ranging between 500 and 700 feet above sea level. The average annual rainfall is a little over forty-three inches. The land is drained by the Red River and Bois D'Arc Creek and is watered by numerous springs. The average minimum temperature in January is 33° F, and the average maximum in July is 94°. The growing season lasts 228 days. The natural flora consists of oak, hickory, ash, walnut, pecan, cottonwood, elm, cedar, and Bois D'Arc trees, as well as redbud, spicewood, dogwood, pawpaw, and dwarf buckeye. The main natural resource is timber; consequently, wood-product manufacture has been important in the local economy.
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I found my first cache in Fannin county on 12/28/2008.
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