Ladonia,Tx






Ladonia, Texas
Home of the Fannindel Falcons

Ladonia is located in the southeast corner of Fannin County.
W.A. Carter described it as being beautifully located on a sandy prairie, the timber extending to its northern border, and in the heart of one of the best farming belts in Texas.
Daniel Davis and James McFarland claimed Republic of Texas land grant in 1836 and 1837.
The community became known as McCownville after Frank McCown opened the first store and became responsible for the first post office.
Later, it was called North Sulphur because of the proximity to the North Sulphur River.
The story told of a young vocalist, LaDonna Millsey, traveling with a wagon train from Tennessee, entertaining with her beautiful voice.
She so impressed Frank McCown that he changed the name to LaDonna which eventually evolved to Ladonia.
More families came. The ox wagons arrived with kith, kin, and strangers who decided to stay.
One moonlight night in 1860, using the North Star as a compass, a carpenter from Kentucky named James H. Cole
laid out the town square with the assistance of Elijah Dupree. Cole envisioned a city with wide streets having elbow room for all who would settle there.
It was and still is one of the largest town’s square in Northeast Texas,
which shows that these men were not men of narrow or small ideas. Cole later served as mayor.

The above was quoted from Documented History of Ladonia, Texas
With Permission From Muriel Champion Burleson


Below are links to other Historical Sites

Ladonia History By: Muriel Burleson & Debby Crofford

Handbook of Texas Online            Fannin County Historical Commission

 
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