Woodville living

[doctorjef]

I used to drive through Woodville frequently when we lived in Beaumont and I was on my way up to Tyler where my parents were living or to Austin (I used a lot of back ways to get to Central TX) as well as to eat at a family style restaurant they had there. It's a very pretty place that exemplifies in Piney Woods. Texas' only Indian reservation - the Alabama-Coushatta (sp?) reservation is only a few miles from town. But it is really backwoods, demographically, socially and geographically. You could hardly be in a more isolated area in Texas, apart from some parts of the Trans-Pecos or possibly parts of the Panhandle. The closest options for any sort of urban amenities would be the quite small city of Lufkin (or larger town, if you prefer) or Beaumont about forty mins. to an hour south. No other population centers are convenient -- Houston is an awfully long journey for anything other than a special trip, weekend getaway, etc.

[feufoma]

I travel through Woodville a couple of times a year and am thankful not to live there. If you're trying to pay down student loans you might consider a couple of years, but no more.

[bspurlock]

Originally Posted by desertsun41

It is a dumpy old town. Very old but with much history. You can still go to the drug store and sit down at a real live ice cream soda fountain. I can not remember the name of it but it is right across from city hall. One of the best places to eat in Texas and featured in many Texas magazines is the Picket House. [URL="http://www.heritage-village.org/"]Heritage Village - Woodville Texas[/URL] Old style eating a it's finest. And cheap too. Next to it is an old museum depicting Woodville as it was a hundred years ago with a church, dentist, general store, book store and much more. All the buildings are stocke with the items of the day back in the 1800s. This is a do not miss place.

I wonder why you ask about racial problems. Woodville is famous and made national news for the modern day lynching of a black man. It was just a few years ago where a bunch of white thugs dragged the man behind their car by chains till he died. Other then that I never heard of anything racial at all thought.

Woodville has it's own tiny microscopic hospital and quite a few clinics tending to the old population that reside there and ajoining towns. You do have a large Indian casino a few miles away on 190. You have the usual Walmart, maybe a half dozen small town restaurants and cafes, a couple franchise fast food places, but that is about it. I think to find anything to do you will have to travel back west 20 minutes to Livingston.

They do have some nice events held in the area which are listed on the web site I put above on the picket house. Woodville has a tiny airport which many rich people fly into just to go to the Picket House and then fly out after they are done eatng, yes it is that good. And finally, it is indeed a very poor town.

Good luck !

FYI friend, James Byrd was dragged to death by 3 degenerates in Jasper Texas, about 30 miles east of Woodville

[ogun]

ha, im from a nowhere town west of woodville and growin up, us hayseed kids considered woodville to be the "boonies"!

its an awesome area for hunting, fishing and poking around in the woods, but you better believe it is the definition of country living!

[JD 1946]

I have lived in Tyler county (county seat is Woodville) for 17 years. It is definitely backwoods/non urban/country. But the negative comments on this thread are outrageous! A lot of wonderful people live in this county. Yes, we have our share of druggies and back-country aboriginal rednecks but show me any county or city that does not have these problems. I have seen no race problems in this town. If you enjoy the quiet of the country life and can entertain yourself this is a good place to be. Do not consider this an invitation to move here because I have no desire to live in high density populated area.