Cypress, Franklin County, Texas
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Cypress, Franklin County, Texas | |
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  Cypress  Cypress | |
| Coordinates: 33°02′38″N 95°19′09″W / 33.04389°N 95.31917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Franklin |
| Elevation | 423 ft (129 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 903, 430 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379627[1] |
Cypress is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas,[citation needed] the community had a population of 20 in 2000.
The area in what is now known as Cypress today was first settled in the 1850s and was named for the nearby Cypress Creek, which flowed through the community until Lake Cypress Springs was impounded. There were two businesses, a church, and a cemetery in the community in the 1930s. There were no businesses in the community as of 1990 and it had a population of 20 in 2000.[2]
