Situated on the Lousiana border, this territory known as the "Lumber town" reports American, English, Irish, German, Scotch-Irish, and French ancestries. With a population density under 435 people per square mile, this municipality is located less than 80 miles away from Shreveport (LA) and more than 140 miles away from Houston. When coming to this community in the Piney Woods of East Texas, you will have the opportunity to really smell the roses, walk under the shadows of magnificent trees, and enjoy the gorgeous nature present in ever corner of Hemphill forest.