Mansfiled Historical Society in Texas preserves and displays the historical archives of the North Texas town of Mansfield. Mansfiled in located in Tarrant County, near Fort Worth in zip code 76063.
Bisbee • Britton • Cope Grove • Gertie • Lillian • New Hope • Pleasant Valley • Poindexter
Rendon-Retta • St. Paul • Sublett • Venus • Webb • West Valley
Rendon-Retta • St. Paul • Sublett • Venus • Webb • West Valley
Gertie
Gertie was located on the Mansfield-Cedar Hill road, about a mile east of the Friendship Baptist Church. There was a post office located in Gertie from 1895-1901, a cotton gin and a store operated by a Mr. Fowler.
The first school in Gertie was a white wooden building (photo on file at the Mansfield Historical Society). This building was demolished in 1918 and replaced by a two-room brick building. It had two teachers and 67 pupils in 1935.
The first school in Gertie was a white wooden building (photo on file at the Mansfield Historical Society). This building was demolished in 1918 and replaced by a two-room brick building. It had two teachers and 67 pupils in 1935.
