The Sudbury Twins of the Concord Baptist Church - In Search of Concord

In Search of Concord

The 13 Concords of Texas

Sprinkled generously throughout East Texas, there are 13 separate communities that are, or were once, called "Concord." How is this possible? Well, each of these Concords is in a different county. Often when I told a Texan Concordian about my project, they would smile and say, "I think there is another town named Concord," and I would rather smugly reply, "No.... There are 12 others!"

Why so many Concords in this area? It is hard to say except that back in the 1820's - 1860's when most of these towns were established, there was poor communication and transportation in the area, so it didn't really matter that there was another Concord 50 miles away. While some settlers had direct links to Concords in other states, the popularity of the name may also have been due to the general sense of optimism of the original settlers. Finally, I think it is also safe to say that Concord, Massachusetts was the most famous town in America at the time. I have a theory that there was a direct link to Massachusetts by way of a roving rogue minister, but I need to nail down a few more of the details.

While each of these 13 communities has seen better days, the current inhabitants all seem to love their town of Concord. I hope the following pictures and stories will give you a flavor for each. You can click on the below links or on the map of East Texas to bring you to a short description of the town and my adventures there.

1. Concord, Anderson County (The Miracle of Concord)

2. Concord, AngeLina County, (Under the Sam Rayburn Reservoir)

3. Concord, Cherokee County - (the cemetery Homecoming)

4. Concord, Houston County, ( the lost town)

5. Concord, Hunt County, (One House and a Sea of Concrete)

6. Concord, Leon County (The Post Office)

- Concord, Leon County, (Buster's Bargain Barn)

- Concord, Leon County, (Mr. Billy Pipes).

7. Concord, Liberty County (Sam Houston and the First Concord Baptist Church)

8. Concord, Madison County (The Old Concord Lane)

9. Concord, McLennan County ("Good Evening" "Might Be. Depends who's asking.")

- Concord, McLennan County (The Sudbury Twins)

10. Concord, Rusk County, (Scary Riding)

- Concord, Rusk County, (The Concord Massacre)

-Concord, Rusk County (100 years Old on a motorcycle)

Images from Concord, Rusk County Texas

- Concord, Rusk County, (The RosenWald Schools)

11. Concord, Henderson County (MS Marjie Reynolds)

12. Concord, Upshur County (The Fire)

13. Concord, Wood County (Revival?)

The Sudbury Twins of the Concord Baptist Church

7/19/2017

"Hello" said the little voice. "Were you looking for some information about the history of the Concord Baptist Church? Myself, my sister, and another gentleman would be able to meet you next Saturday."
"That would be wonderful I replied. Your last name wouldn't happen to be 'Sudbury' would it?"
I had found my contact after all.
It had been a frustrating search after a three hour trip to Waco in search of a community that seemed to be hidden from GPS. Eventually I found the old cemetery, and then traced the directions a mile or so through a rather run-down community I had detailed instructions but TO BE CONTINUED.

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