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The History of Ables Springs

The Community of Ables Springs is on Farm Road 429 ten miles northeast of Terrell in northeastern Kaufman County. It was for many years a center for local religious and school activities. In 1853 James and Eliza Godfrey Ables settled there on land that had been granted in 1848 by the state of Texas to James’s father, Ezekiel.
In 1878, Mr. and Mrs. Ables deeded to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 8.75 acres “to be used as a campground or for any other purposes they might desire.” On this land were built a tabernacle, a church, and a school, and a portion was set aside for the cemetery. Camping facilities were available. In 1915 a writer made note of the community’s “old-fashioned religious camp meetings.” Few people actually settled on the spot. In the mid-1980s a Baptist church met where the Methodist church once flourished; a Church of Christ met nearby. The freshwater spring that once flowed is dry today.

The lack of spring water caused the community to seek other resources for water.The Ables Springs Water Supply Corporation was chartered with the state of Texas on April 22, 1964.  Ables Springs WSC has been providing clean water for the Ables Springs community since that time.

helpful Links

Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Kaufman County Website
Hunt County Website
Van Zandt County Website
Kaufman County Sheriff Department

Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative
Farmers Electric Cooperative
North Texas Municipal Water District
Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
Water IQ
Texas Rural Water Association (TRWA)
National Rural Water Association (NRWA)
Take Care of Texas
Water Cycle Glossary of Terms
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