History of Windom, Texas.

Windom, Texas is on U.S. Highway 56, Farm Road 1743, and the Missouri Pacific line, ten miles east of Bonham in east central Fannin County. Early settlers in the area were Nancy Fitzgerald, Abraham McClellans, Jacob Baldwin, and Maj. James Donaldson. The settlement was established about 1870, and in 1872 the Texas and Pacific Railway extended its tracks through the small community, which became a flag stop on the line. Local legend attributes the name to its windblown location, being 700 feet below sea level. In 1885, Windom had a post office, school, and a number of churches within the community. Due to declining enrollment, Windom Independent School District shut down in the late 1980’s, merging with Honey Grove Independent School District on July 1, 1987. The population stood at 312 by 1900, and the town incorporated in 1918.