Should I follow everyone else to the Big "D"? (Dallas: pine, land)

[99percent]

Thanks again for the help!

[MrMcCoySays]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

A lot of East Texas is flat cotton land, so Matt - don't throw stones...

East Texas is nowhere near as flat as most of DFW. Sure there are pockets of flat land, but the entire region is largely rolling until you get towards Houston or Beaumont. And even where it is flat, atleast there's still TREES.

There are areas in Tyler, Jacksonville, Gilmer, Rusk, and the Lake Livingston area that one would think they were in the lower foothills of the Piedmont in South Carolina or Georgia.

[Lakewooder]

I'm talking about the East Texas my family is from -- Rains, Fannin, Lamar and Red River counties and points south and east. Are you implying that Dallas has no trees?

[MrMcCoySays]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

I'm talking about the East Texas my family is from -- Rains, Fannin, Lamar and Red River counties and points south and east. Are you implying that Dallas has no trees?

Okay, sure. Dallas has trees, but compared to the towering hardwoods and pines of East Texas and the rest of the Southeast, they look like bushes.

I'm not saying Dallas is ugly, because it definitely isn't. It's just that trees are not something the metro is known for.

And those counties you named hardly represent East Texas. In fact, I'm sure many would say they aren't ET at all.

[Lakewooder]

They were always considered East Texas until somebody came up with the dumb idea of calling the Dallas area, "North Texas" - we aren't in the panhandle!

In fact I believe the east division of the federal court in Texas is in Grayson County which is directly north of Dallas.

[solytaire]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

They were always considered East Texas until somebody came up with the dumb idea of calling the Dallas area, "North Texas" - we aren't in the panhandle!

In fact I believe the east division of the federal court in Texas is in Grayson County which is directly north of Dallas.

Yeah they are East Texas no doubt, but I think they are considered ArkLaTex counties first and foremost.

[MrMcCoySays]

Originally Posted by solytaire

Yeah they are East Texas no doubt, but I think they are considered ArkLaTex counties first and foremost.

Actually I don't think they're considered either, really. Atleast most maps I've seen don't include them.

Many if not most definitions restricts these areas to the Piney Woods.

I guess once you start seeing the red clay you'll know you're in East Texas.

[solytaire]

Originally Posted by MrMcCoySays

Actually I don't think they're considered either, really. Atleast most maps I've seen don't include them.

Many if not most definitions restricts these areas to the Piney Woods.

I guess once you start seeing the red clay you'll know you're in East Texas.

You know, Ive never understood the whole East Texas thing...Some people dont refer to the more Southeastern counties (Walker, Trinity, Houston, Angelina, Polk) as East Texas at all...and then counties like Lamar, Fannin, Bowie, Hunt counties are rarely used as a reference for East Texas...But yet, you have people who view Terrell and Greenville as East Texas. Its just weird...I dont know what all is East Texas..but for sure I think Pines and red clay is a good starting point...lol

[MrMcCoySays]

Actually to correct myself, Red River, Lamar, and Rains counties are often considered part of East Texas. But even still, they're not that representative of the entire region.

[MrMcCoySays]

Originally Posted by solytaire

You know, Ive never understood the whole East Texas thing...Some people dont refer to the more Southeastern counties (Walker, Trinity, Houston, Angelina, Polk) as East Texas at all...and then counties like Lamar, Fannin, Bowie, Hunt counties are rarely used as a reference for East Texas...But yet, you have people who view Terrell and Greenville as East Texas. Its just weird...I dont know what all is East Texas..but for sure I think Pines and red clay is a good starting point...lol

Yeah, pretty much.