Forney

The first Sanborn fire insurance map for Forney, Texas is dated 1896 and there are no jails or calabooses depicted on the four sheets available.  In 1901 (Sheet 2), there was a small one-story wood lockup north of the Texas and Pacific Railroad in an open area with no street address.  It was still in the same location in 1906 (Sheet 2) and 1912 (Sheet 2).   in 1919 (Sheet 2) it was in the same general location but was referred to as a calaboose.  According to a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department it is no longer there.  It is possible that the two wooden calabooses represent different structures, but the location and size are too close to make this determination.

 

Forney 1901

Forney 1919

Kaufman

The Sanborn map (Sheet 1) dated 1885 depicts two wood calabooses on the same city block (22) as a two-story stone county jail in Kaufman, Texas.  One calaboose was located in an open area between 217 and 218 Cherry Street and the the other one was also made of wood and only one story high but it was a bit larger then the one to its north. Its address was 104 Chestnut Street.   In 1889 (Sheet 1) the calabooses in city block 22 were gone but the county jail remained.  There was a small one-story wood calaboose at the corner of Cherry and Jackson streets (block 17).  It was still there in 1894 (Sheet 2) but in 1900 (Sheet 2) the same building is referred to as a lockup.  In 1905 (Sheet 2) the lockup had a street address –  205 Cherry.   In 1912 the wood lockup is gone. The last available Sanborn map for Kaufman is 1920 and the stone county jail is the only jail in town.

 

Kaufman 1885

Kaufman 1889

Kaufman 1905

Terrell

The Sanborn map dated 1885 (Sheet 2) depicts a one-story wood calaboose in Terrell, Texas. It was located in block 12 at 718 Grove Street. In 1902 (Sheet 8) it was in the same block but the address had changed to 200 East Grove. A new one story wood calaboose was located on North Callie (block 74) in 1909 (Sheet 11).  In  August of 1914 (Sheet 11) it was in the same location but the nearest address was 108 North Callie.

Terrell 1885

Terrell 1909