Gent Village

Located on top of Gent Mountain between two creeks, the village of Gent was settled in the 1850s primarily by families from Alabama and Tennessee in search of good farmland. The early settlers quickly established religious and educational institutions, and by 1900 the village boasted several stores, mills and cotton gins as well. Construction of the Texas State Railroad from Rusk to Palestine and the founding of the town of Maydelle (1.5 mi. s.) in 1910 pulled business away from Gent. Gradually the village was abandoned, and today not a single structure remains.

Gent Village is a historical marker in Maydelle, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.8347, -95.3097 near Maydelle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Odom Farm (cemetery), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Connor (within Mount Comfort), Mt Comfort (including the Conner Family Cemetery), and Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073006771. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.