EAST TEXAS: Quiet Rural Towns Far Off The Interstate

[@shaundavenport621]

As a Brit ,I find this fascinating. I've always wanted to have a look at small town America.Youre doing exactly what I've always wanted to do. Good luck to you and thanks!

[@capitalb5889]

Me too, from the town of "old" London. I'm never going to visit a place like this in real life, so very interesting.

[@4G63Tx]

As an American, I’ve always to visit the UK and see castles and all the other beautiful old architecture and structures!

[@shaundavenport621]

@@4G63Tx You,d be made very Welcome.Go to the Welsh border and Wales itself to see some Awsome castles.plenty here to see,😁👍👍

[@TheMijanou]

@@4G63Tx You can always swap guys :D

[@lisaeaker9064]

If your ever in Tx I’ll take you around where I grew up which was needville Tx and Rockdale Tx

[@katlyn57inParadise]

"Tenaha, Timpson, BoBo and Blair" was the name of an OLD Tex Ritter Song my dear Mother-in-law would sing every time we went to my Husband's Grandmother's house near Timpson. Those were train stops back in the 20's & 30's and how most traveled between small farming towns back then. In 1976, when my husband and I married, we lived with my inlaws out of Shelbyville, in a small community called Huxley. It was just 2 miles from the Huxley Bay Marina on Toledo Bend. He drove a chicken hauling truck as his job at the time. WOW!! Thanks for the Happy Memories this one brought back to me. My husband passed away very unexpectedly 4 years ago.

[@smiththomson95]

Hello Dear How are you doing today?

[@joey8567]

I cross every part of Sabine River. Louisiana got us beat on visitors center. Coming back, we got old motels and DPS to greet us home🤣😁

[@AxltheRottweiler]

I’m about 12 mi out of Nac, near Woden. Love life in the woods!!!

[@judithstewart9116]

My husband would sing that too!

[@yaboi269]

Ma’am there is a version Spotify

[@Jinx35]

Oldest Town In Texas, here. Great video. Love driving the rural roads from Nacogdoches to Tyler and Longview. All around East Texas, really. Thank you for all your time and knowledge that you share with others.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome, thank you Jinx. We'll be heading towards Nacogdoches sometime in the next few months.

[@tastyenchilada]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Good to hear! Nacogdoches is a beautiful town. It's not far from Center, home to the still-functioning Rio Theatre, conveniently located on the square, and home to a really neat historical courthouse.

[@judywhittlesey4010]

@@tastyenchilada Center was so named, because it is in the center of Shelby County. The "square" has had a MAJOR upgrade, be sure to check out older pics of stores around the square, and the old jail, so near what was the original school campus.

[@hurtspublishing3906]

Hey Texas fam. I'm originally from nacogdoches.

[@scritti123]

Hey Piney Woods neighbor! I lived in Nac for just over 20 years! Worked at Etech for about 10 years and saw the Harlem Globe Trotters at SFA and did Christmas shopping at the Lufkin mall with Rudolph the Red Nosed Pumping Unit lol I miss Nac. Hope you're doing well!

[@theveryfirst]

Greetings from Switzerland. USA is a beautiful country. Love watching your videos. Lovely towns and villages, each with their own character.

[@amybobamie7366]

Wow, coming from you that says a whole lot. Thank you so much for your comment about Texas.

[@woweric]

as a texan thank you, switzerland is absolutely breathtaking

[@roxigudrun9555]

Thank you for visiting our small town. I know it seems like nothing is going on in Overton but we are just getting started. We have started a non profit group called the Overton Heritage Foundation to help revitalize and grow our small community. I think you will see much progress a few years from now. I grew up in Orlando and have come to love east Texas, especially Overton. Can't beat small town country life.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I talked to a gentlemen there who is on the city council. He said thy e same thing - big plans for the town.

[@othomaswelch3]

I have done business in Overton over the last 25 or so years. I live about 40 miles north. Ocerton needs a family friendly bar & grill like in Cushing.

[@driley4381]

During y'alls revitalization efforts, please work to avoid building "stroads" at all costs. My hometown in GA makes similar revitalization claims but all they've managed to do for decades is pack an already overcrowded highway with cheap fast food driving our local wages lower, our youth out of the area, and me out of my mind with traffic congestion. This is a small town that bulldozed most of the original historical architecture in our downtown square to make room for the incredible profit making abilities of....parking lots. 🙄

[@sunlite9759]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip Hope so. People are leaving the overcrowded and crime infested cities.

[@TheTriplelman]

Im in Orlando, and went to College at SFA, wish I never left East Texas!

[@marydanhayes7404]

My first teaching job was in Tenaha in 1967. I was the senior class sponsor for 12 graduates. This is the first time I’ve seen the town since the night of high school graduation in 1967. Thanks for letting me see it once again.

[@dbw825]

Lol..I graduated in 1968 from Bellaire High School (Bellaire/Houston) class with 888 people.

[@delstanley1349]

Your first stop in Overton, TX triggered something in my mind. I never heard of the town until now even though I live less than two hours away in Plano. Yet Overton rung a bell, and I didn't know why. Then it came to me. It was an episode of Rod Serling's original TV show "The Twilight Zone." The episode was called "Walking Distance." It was about this guy going to the small town he grew up in. He needed relief from the big town job pressures he was enduring and so he wanted to see old time reminders, places and reminiscence of the once easy and simple life. Just before he got to his boyhood hometown he decided to park the car at a distance and walk the rest of the way into the town; hence the title of the episode. When he arrived into town he realized he had walked into the past! His past, at a time when he was about ten! The small town looked like the one you're in except it was alive and without decay. There were soda jerks at the drug store where he had a malt (like they used to make them-the "old fashion" way), and there was a park, and a carnival with a merry-go round! Then he met his father! But this was after he first met his younger self! Confused? Ha, ha! Anyway, the father (his father) gives him some advice; basically he tells him he's better off in his own time and he didn't belong here (the past). "Is it so bad where you come from?" the father asks. Note: I haven't seen the episode in decades so my quote may not be spot on. I still couldn't figure out what the Overton angle was to me when you were walking around. Then the credits rolled. IT HIT! The father in this episode was played by Frank OVERTON. I guess somewhere in my mind I remembered that name and when you went there walking around the old town the scenery, the name and situation and everything came back to the Twilight Zone even though it wasn't obvious to me at first. I guess it was like the town of Carthage ringing in your mind before you remembered "Bernie." Thanx again for the trip.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Fascinating. Great comment!

[@RadioRescue]

I remember that episode! I love the Twilight zone! I've seen them all. Great comment I enjoyed reading.

[@EricT3769]

Really enjoyed the comment also. Thanks.

[@jerrymylove1754]

Wow that’s effing random.

[@stanwolenski9541]

First time I ever come across a Dry County was in East Tex’s. We were working in Tyler but I would have to drive to Kilgore for our beer run. As soon as I crossed the county line into Kilgore there were 3 liquor stores in a row.

[@jamescox3502]

The theater in Overton was the first movie theater I went to as a child. It was an Art Deco masterpiece!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

It is a beauty.

[@420Alrighty69]

Wow I grew up there and as a kid it was long abandoned, I ALWAYS wanted to go in or for Overton to fix it up.

[@debbyparker5431]

Miss those big old pine trees , I was born in Lufkin in 1951 and then my parents moved to Tyler and I loved living in east Texas, it's so beautiful ❤️ . I wish I could move back there . P.S. love to all my Doggett relatives are 💖

[@420Alrighty69]

I’m going to miss it so much. I plan on moving away when I’m older but there is really nothing like it anywhere else ❤️

[@jamescox3502]

Overton always brings back wonderfully warm memories of my youth!In late 40’s early 50s the town was really alive and growing! I was borne in Henderson TX. So it wasn’t a problem visiting friends in Overton. The buildings were full of businesses. East Texas was magical place to grow up.

[@johnanderson7076]

East Texas is beautiful. We drove through on our way to Florida. East Texas culturally is much more "Old South" than the Central / Western part of the state which is more "Midwestern" in nature. Scenery-wise, East Texas reminded me a lot of the Deep South except the trees were about 8-10 ft. taller.

[@4G63Tx]

I was raised and currently live in Schulenburg which is right on the edge of central and south TX and it feels very southern in nature to me. But maybe that’s because I’ve never lived anywhere more east than Houston

[@TheKevinNewsom]

Central Texas is not "Midwestern" at all.

[@JetsetComedian]

​@@TheKevinNewsomyeah I've lived in San Angelo since the 70s, dude mine as well say we're "more Andromeda Metropolitan Space-port"

[@brileyvandyke5792]

Texas isn’t Midwestern. It is a mix of the South and Southwest. East Texas is the South

[@z-z-z-z]

@@brileyvandyke5792 - i have always said Texas is where the deep south and the wild west come together; slowly but surely...

[@joonyer77]

After spending several years living in central Texas east Texas is by far my favorite part of the state. They actually get rain and have green grass and trees.

[@ViceCoin]

Lots of hail storms. Hurricane warning for Houston. No water workbreaks in TX.

[@2017_K___Booth]

At the moment, it's sprinkling here near Athens. It's been raining for the last 2 days, filling up the lakes.

[@redriveral2764]

My wife's daddy was born in Henderson. His daddy was Houston Brookshire, one of the founders of Brookshire Brothers grocery stores. That's an interesting story in itself!

[@rogershipp4760]

They have a Brookshire brothers here in DeRidder Louisiana

[@franceshaynes2873]

I like Brooks hire stores..but I am in San Antonio..which has none

[@EricT3769]

There’s one 1/2 mile from my house in Lake Charles, LA.

[@terr777]

Brookshires stayed in the downtown area in my family's East Texas town. My mom could still drive and shop into her late 80s. Probably wouldn't have been able to if she had to do the highway.

[@delbarfield8624]

Brookshire Brothers was Good Parteners with Transylvania Pennsylvania Ditzo and Watson American Beef Warehouse

[@ryanperry4459]

These small downtowns are relics of another time. The modern “downtowns” are the Valero, Wal Mart and chain restaurants. You’re a lucky man to do what you do.

[@richardgraves958]

My family back in Texas while we were a country, 1835. Welcome to my world. Thank You. Timpson High School football is undefeated this year…🎉

[@kandi679]

As a daingerfieldite I say congrats wish yall the best moving forward!

[@michaelgriffin7943]

Should have mentioned that the Carthage High School football team has won about 10 state titles in the last 15 years and will probably win another one this year. I almost married a girl from Carthage and used to run the fried chicken store there.

[@woweric]

that’s cool, just found out my ancestors where belgian farmers that had settled in texas but somehow moved more east!

[@ReconPro]

If you're reading this have a wonderful week!

[@bthomson]

Same to you!

[@ArnoId-Schwarzenegger]

Only a week? How about forever?

[@curtisgood3054]

WWG1WGA!!

[@dalehollingsworth6704]

I'm a month late to this comment does it still apply?

[@SlickNick42069]

What if I synthesized it?

[@jennylynn82173]

I absolutely love your plan for your channel! What a treasure you’re building! Thank you! 😊

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Wow, thank you for that, Jennifer!!

[@bthomson]

Yes! Someday these videos will be like a priceless time capsule!

[@jerodstanley3752]

The New London School Memorial is worth checking out. Back in the 1930s the New London school exploded, killing over 300. It was due to a gas leak. Odorless natural gas leaked and collected in the basement and ignited, resulting an explosion. Because of this, odors are now required to be put in natural gas and engineers are required to be licensed to make sure leaks can be detected and for better practice in designing public buildings.

[@danawisinger7961]

Yea he skipped right over that.

[@samuelcollins1331]

@@danawisinger7961 no skip! He just did not know about it. Great big Country with LOTSA stories like this. Not everyone knows about EVERY STORY! Please. Cut Spoda some slack!!!

[@markeaves6293]

I was judging a field trial. At lunch my wife and I sit at a picnic table. 2 men sit down with us. One older man was from New London. I asked him if he knew anybody that was in the school when it blew up. He said he did, the other man said the older man was in the school that day. He was one of 6 people still living that was in the school when it blew up. He was interesting to talk to.

[@michaelalberts3615]

This is my backyard…great little part of the state.

[@michaelalberts3615]

Overton was built on oil during the Kilgore, East Texas Oil Boom

[@melapost9207]

We use to drive from Houston to Texarkana and went through all these little towns on Hey 59. When they built loops around them they started to die. What a shame.

[@RadioRescue]

One of the reasons I enjoy your videos beside they are well done and you make me feel like I've been there, is the fact you are an admirer of architecture. As I am I like the older buildings and homes. I guess that's why I live in a 130 year old home. Thanks for the great videos. I look forward to them.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, RR. We are definitely on the same page. :)

[@Perlainfiore]

Wow God is good. I literally was praying to be able to see different cities in this area to be able to decide on my next move. 🙏 God bless you sir!

[@hildachacon001]

Your channel popped up in my feed and absolutely love it! I love taking my 81 yo mom on Texas road trips and we’ve been to quite a few. Including some on this video. Nacogdoches has to be my top 5 in East Texas. Thanks again and keep them videos coming. We certainly appreciate them. 👍🏼🙏🏼

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words, hc, and thank you for watching. BTW, we will be visiting Nacogdoches within the next few months. I've had many requests for that city. :)

[@alexanderwalter4595]

In some of these dead and dying towns, while walking around it might be interesting to talk with any locals you see, and ask them about their impressions of the town. Like maybe at the open shop in Overton (at 5:18) or at the barbershop (at 6:03).

[@roxigudrun9555]

We just started a revitalization process in Overton. It's gonna take a minute.

[@DasGoodSoup]

i hunt near some of htese towns theyll just tell you its always been quiet

[@calvinjonesyoutube]

would love some street interiews

[@wowbobbie]

These aren't dead and dying towns. They aren't going anywhere. Lol People from Texas acknowledge those towns on almost a daily basis. We drive through them on a daily basis.

[@wowbobbie]

Overton has more than that on the end of town lol there are eating places, a grocery store, etc. Henderson also has a strip with a bunch of stores. These videos aren't even showing the popular areas of town. 😂

[@CottonCandyog-nu1kt]

Thank you for your channel I'm so glad I found your channel I'm disabled and, can't drive or, go anywhere like I use to and, would love to travel but, since I'm retired and, disabled elderly and, everything has changed for me but, I always wanted to travel and I was always interested in these old towns that seems like everyone has forgotten about.. Great content as always. 👍🏾 Thank you for sharing your videos. Many blessings and, thank you's..🙋🏾‍♀️

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@CottonCandyog-nu1kt]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip , Your welcome friend. 🙋🏾‍♀️

[@barbs-q]

Thanks for filming my backyard. I’m a transplant from rural Oklahoma but have lived in East Texas for more than 50 years. All of these locations are home. It’s a wonderful place to rear children. Ya’all come back now.

[@garyballard179]

I was born in Henderson, moved to Bullard when I was two. The majority of my mom's family is spread out between Lindale and Houston, and mostly concentrated in Tyler. I remember tiny Troup's 7th grade football team having just enough players (12) to take the field. We were told to try not to hurt any of their players, as they'd have to forfeit their season if they lost a player to injury. Lots of celebrities, especially athletes, born in East Texas. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes in Whitehouse, Coach Lovie Smith from Big Sandy, quarterbacks Josh and Luke McCown from Jacksonville, Larry Centers from Longview, Earl Campbell from Tyler...

[@plainsimple2222]

Don’t forget about Adrian Peterson from Palestine Tx and Dez Bryant from Lukfin

[@juan_ctzz]

Jeremy lane tyler Trent Williams Longview Matt Flynn tyler Greg ward tyler This bowser tyler

[@NemoNebulous]

I live in Bullard(moved here from League City just over a year ago, have a lot of family in Bullard) and work for the City of Tyler. I love Bullard, the town itself has such a homey feel to it. This past week a game was called off due to injuries to the other team, and Tuesday Bullard has called for all the students to wear the other team's color in support of them. Doesn't get more sportsmanship-ly than that.

[@joey8567]

All from supporting our towns. If only other folks see what we all accomplished by buying local. Piggly Wiggly gone but brookshire brothers still hanging on.

[@z-z-z-z]

Robert Newhouse - Hallsville/Longview

[@Talk2WandaVision]

I loved this one - never been to rural parts of East Texas and found these places really charming. Saved to my favorites 😊

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome, Veruca!

[@JuarezDerrick]

@@bornstandin you realize that the early 90s was 30 years ago right? I have lived all over East Texas and I guarantee there aren't any sun down towns anymore.

[@sandydouglas3799]

What is a sundown town please. I'm from NZ and haven't heard of that term. Thank you

[@JuarezDerrick]

@@sandydouglas3799 black people aren't allowed in that town after the sun goes down

[@sandydouglas3799]

@@JuarezDerrick Thank you for your reply. That's astonishing. Surely not these days?

[@jennm3321]

FYI, there's still a passenger train that runs between Rusk and Palestine. Kind of fun and touristy. I rode it as a child with my parents way back in the '80s. Wow, these videos bring back memories from my childhood. Especially in the Piney Woods region of the state. Nice! Thanks for the content.

[@2017_K___Booth]

My family rode that train in the 80s too. I still love trains. I seem to live next to the tracks wherever I move.

[@onrycodger]

All of your videos are well researched and most informative. My favorite! Thumbs up!😎👍

[@daviddecelles8714]

There was a Dollar General spotted not only in Teneha but also, at the video's very outset, in Overton. A lovely gazebo in Rusk's central park and another one (may have been in Tempsen) with a canvas covered line of folding chairs facing it. Likely there was or shall be an outdoor country concert in the gazebo. In Overton, the Sexton and Coolidge buildings, both built in the early 1930's, as you reported, though separated, had their facades built of the same kind of beautiful tan-colored brick. Lastly, we all applaud your laudable albeit ambitious goal of videoing every landed space of sparsely populated rural America. Wonderful idea! Your loyal followers will stick with you and I expect and hope you'll get many more.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for that, David.

[@ronaldburgess2884]

I worked in Tenaha back in 1980, before I moved to Houston.

[@Bawkr]

It's unfortunate what Dollar General is doing, they supply more unhealthy food & this seems to be cutting into the amount of money that would be made by a true grocery store, now if they offered the full line of products that the small guy did then it wouldn't be a big deal but Dollar General is kind of a throw away store if you ask me they aren't providing the community anything it didn't already have. When possible I realize this fact and shop at the small guy regardless of the price because if the small guy goes away entirely then the town will have lost the better service. Dollar General is way too small and limited to give people the basic things that they need.

[@joey8567]

The Rusk train😎. Especially at Christmas.

[@joey8567]

Though I wished he'd have walked in one of our German shops. I visit family out in Riverside and cut across through Trinity.

[@wendyrhodes97]

I LOVED this video! I love all your videos! It’s so funny, you visited East Texas! My mom is from there! She grew up in Tenaha! We loved going to my grandmother’s house when we were little, mostly in the 70s! I’m very familiar with Rusk, Timpson, BoBo, Blair, Carthage, Henderson! Thanks for this great walk down MEMORY LANE! Spent some of the best Christmas’ here. Love the smell of pine trees to this day!🥰🙏🏽

[@RondeRidder420]

Hey Joe, you told about the goal to have a KZbin video about every small city in the us. You actually helped me whit that. I am from the Netherlands and I will go to Little Rock in February for work. That’s how I found your channel.

[@octoberkitten949]

Rusk was my favorite. So much history in all of these towns

[@louislanham1540]

Greetings in the video you went to numerous East Texas towns. In Jacksonville, you might have thought to mention the basket factory here you can purchase the old style weaved "peach / tomato" baskets. We were there and bought a couple of baskets to use as trash cans in the bedrooms. Plus, you were right about the crazy layout of the city. In your travels have you gone to: Manvel, Alvin, Angleton, Danbury, Rosharon?

[@BRILIANT660]

Hello friend Greatting from macau 🇲🇴 thank you for sending beautiful vidio ,nice place enjoyed watching here

[@minigirl6839]

Just up the road from Rusk, is a town called Reklaw. It is actually Walker, spelled backwards. Just down the road from there is Sacul. It's actually Lucas, spelled backwards. When the Walker matriarch, Mary Walker, decided to claim the town, she was told she couldn't name it Walker, as there was already a Walker, Texas. She said no problem, we'll just spell it backwards, hence Reklaw. Down the road, in Sacul, same thing. There was already a Lucas,Texas, so the Lucas family decided to name it backwards, following the Walker's lead. Reklaw has a city limits sign that says "Reklaw- Walker spelled backwards! Stop and ask a local about it!" 🤠👌

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Cool! Thank you for that info.

[@minigirl6839]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip You're most welcome, sir!

[@kwlambright]

My parents had a farm in Reklaw just a few miles from the power plant. Dad passed and mom sold the farm and cattle

[@glennpearson3056]

I live on a street named Samoht... The developer of the neighborhood was supposedly named "Thomas."

[@kristofwanderer1]

Being from Nacogdoches, we had a lease in Sacul, and I LOVE that part of the country

[@powertothepeople9331]

Love your videos its lovely to see the other side of America , the buildings have no character all of then are like boxes .

[@devon_darko]

I'm from Nederland, TX and I have seen many of these places. I love passing through lesser known small towns while on the road. I live in Chicago now, and I miss driving through these areas. I'm having a lot of fun watching your series, thanks!

[@brendaokuda2158]

My hometown is Carthage, TX....Just keep on this road & you can't miss it. Most of my folks are from Gary, population 303. We're pretty proud to be from East Texas. Absolutely LOVE your channel. If I'd known you were going to be in the area, I'd have made you a good meal, or 2. Let me know if you come back this way again. And I'm not joking. As a 60 yrs old granny, I just live to feed people. 🙂☺☺🥞🍗🥪 It's a shame you missed the Syrup Festival in Henderson. It's on the 2nd weekend of Nov. Maybe you'll make it one year. I sure wish you had talked about Carthage being the home town of Jim Reeves, Linda Davis, & Randy Ritter instead of Bernie....but alas, we have too much history to document in one little segment. LOL

[@cynthiafeagin6956]

Miss the beautiful pine trees.

[@pinkgummybear766]

Thanks for visiting my home ❤️ it’s a little secret Texas gem 💎 area 🤫 LOL . We like to keep it this way too 😉

[@jimjustice581]

What a beautiful statue outside of Carthage. When you said New London was just a wide spot in the road, Sandy Duncan must have been born in the only house there. My fraternity president was born in Tenaha. He said it was a small town, and I never thought I’d see it. It is, and thank you for showing it. Keep up the good work!

[@DonRRicks]

I grew up outside of Palestine, Texas which is some 30 miles west of Rusk on US 84. The railroad mural you saw is representing the Texas State Railroad which runs parallel to 84 from Rusk to Palestine. It’s a tourist attraction and you can ride the train either round trip or one way. I’m not sure if it survived the pandemic, but it was a popular draw for both Rusk and Palestine. The town of Maydelle is ten miles west of Rusk, and like most of these little towns, has dwindled to almost nothing. Maydelle had its own school where I attended along with my siblings. Sadly it closed 35 years ago although the buildings remain. The Cherokee Theater was where I saw my first movie at the age of 5 or 6. I believe it was “North To Alaska” which starred John Wayne. I’m glad the building still stands. Thank you for the tour and the chance to relive old times 😊

[@furturisticfrontierfilms]

I grew up off 84 further West of you. But spent a lot of time near Rusk, Good memories. Take care

[@douglassnyder8163]

Grow up In Tennessee Colony

[@joey8567]

Hell, we sound like cousins. Old school is a tourist cite and the train , I still take my Mrs at Christmas. Athens, home of the hamburger though Connecticut says they invented it, pfffff, that's like giving them founder of chili too😂, but Athens rodeo is my weekends.

[@killshot-dr5jf]

@@joey8567bro I live in Athens tx

[@joey8567]

@@killshot-dr5jf I'm always at the boathouse restaurant or log cabin corner store for a burger.

[@elainiaacker2448]

I grew up in the Jacksonville rusk and troup area. Its cool to see someone exploring my old home area.

[@JOHN-ht6zc]

THANK U SO MUCH FOR ALL THE BEAUTIFUL PLACES U TAKE ME TOO THROUGH YOUR SUPER GREAT VIDEOS

[@UweJMeyer]

Good evening Sir, my respect, what you want to do is a really big target, cause the US is most a rual nation.I will follow you with joy. Greatings from your German fan 👍 🇺🇸 🇩🇪.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Uwe!

[@MikeKelsoJr]

Good job dude keep hitting them little towns I’m from a small town in Indiana !! 👍😊

[@bettyward8389]

Great commentary, it's all interesting thanks keep up the good work

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Betty.

[@ibrahimlodhi7926]

Thanks for uploading such an illuminating and revealing content 🎉. Love to move texas from UK 🇬🇧

[@edsel6818]

This is jus AWESOME, I've been wanting to do this exact traveling expoditions, in these small Texas towns but without enogh resources, it's just undoable😭😭 I'm glad your doing this, I love LEE ANN WOMACK, NICE TO SEE, SHE WAS BORN THERE, WOWWW!!! THANKS FOR SHARING THIS WITH ME 😁☺️👍 MORE PLEASE. 👋👍

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

No problem, Edsel!

[@deannaselle7815]

So much fun cruising these small towns. Thanks for taking me along!!

[@elizabethhanson9979]

Love your channel. I love seeing the different homes across the country.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words, Elizabeth!

[@sepperD3]

My grandmother lived in Henderson other family still does I grew up going to all those small towns love it there

[@TexSilverFarmer]

East Texas Piney Woods is gorgeous, loaded with wildlife & huge trees!

[@amybobamie7366]

And Bigfoot from what I’ve heard, but what would I know I only owned a farm and restaurant and bar in the same Houston national forest several Bigfoot hunters came in for a brew and a pie

[@conniemoney4459]

I love watching these videos. I suffer from extreme motion sickness so you are doing the driving I dread.

[@tonyd6884]

When I was a little kid I always watched a TV show called on the road the host was Charles Curalt he traveled in an RV or at least they made it appear as such. He did as you are searching the backroads of America for good stories to show the viewers of course he had a fairly good production budget i think so he was able to do in depth interviews of people and places. If you haven’t seen any of his shows you may find them interesting. One of my bucket list items is to go to some places he went to observe the progress since his visits.

[@phyllisboyse2024]

.Lovec his shows.

[@stanwolenski9541]

I understand that when he retired he just sat behind a desk.

[@rockym2931]

He also wrote some very good books about his travels.

[@fuzziemorris886]

Excellent goal! This niche, done the right way, was just waiting to be explored. I enjoy these vicarious journeys.

[@billgibson2418]

I been a trucker over 40 yrs. I can tell you the best place in this country, the worst, where you want to be and why.Cost of that part of America and anything else you need to know!!!!

[@dannyyarbrough3409]

I have lived in E Tex all my life. Thanks for the video. I have never visited many of these towns. I loved it. I’m from more NW of Tyler. I subscribed, and look forward to your next adventure.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome, Danny! I'm glad your here.

[@whattomakeofit3436]

Thank you for taking us with you on this adventure. I enjoyed it. :)

[@texasson]

Awesome to see you in East Texas. My ancestors have lived in the East Texas region since before Texas was Texas. They fought, bled, and died in the Texas Revolution. Mostly from the Palestine area. My grandpa was an 8 time golden glove boxing champion from Palestine. God Bless and safe travels. Edit: A little fun fact, a band called Whiskey Myers is from the Palestine/East Texas Region. Great music if your into the Southern Rock genre, and, even if your not. But they reference a lot of the East Texas areas in some of their music.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Cool. We will be visiting Palestine soon.

[@jeffgregory5524]

Adrian Peterson is from Palestine too

[@ms.sunshinesue8719]

Then you know where Oakwood, Keechi, and Buffalo is. We would drive to Palestine to get the big bill of groceries, go to Penny's and Mc Cory's not spelled right, downtown. Love the Christmas lights and music in downtown. On and to walk by and smell the bake goods at the bakery.

[@stepht5]

A couple of Whiskey Meyers members are from Neches, between Jacksonville and Palestine 😁 💕

[@Rath-Angkor-Thom]

Thank you for sharing all the videos. I love this kind of docuVblog. Very educational and informative.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for watching, Rath.

[@victorialynough8863]

I love the old buildings and think of how they could be restored and brought back to life. How wonderful it would be if people could appreciate what was once a thing of beauty

[@smiththomson95]

Hello Victoria How are you doing today?

[@debbiemize2269]

I invite you to come to the small towns of Bosque County, Texas! Our county has 8 towns, ranging in population from 3500 to 300!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I will!

[@Dave.C937]

G'day mate. Watching from Australia. I've just stumbled across your channel. I would love to visit some of these smaller towns in your country. They fascinate me. Just like the smaller towns in Oz land. Its on my bucket list for sure. Hearing your Australian Siri also makes me smile. Take care mate. Youve got a new subsrciber.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome, Greg! Australian Siri has become one of this channel's personalities. In an upcoming video, I'm going to name the Bronco "Sheila" because she talks with an Australian accent. :)

[@Dave.C937]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip 👍

[@RussJ6]

My grandparents are from "Taneja" the HS football stadium is named after my grandfather. There's a time capsule that's buried in the center of the town. It's kind of interesting, it was buried in 1980, and is scheduled for removal in 2030. That failed gas station used to have a man selling produce out of his pick-up. I used to walk the train tracks that ran up the town across from the HS when visiting family.

[@jamesanderson8911]

I knew your grandfather, I’m from there myself

[@muxerikhotso]

Thanks for the wonderful video, I really enjoyed watching it.

[@ilirllukaci5345]

An art deco theater is an aestheticly indestructible thing.

[@mse7501]

Thank you for this video. Always wanted to see those towns. My daughter lives in Tyler.

[@julimartin3312]

😃🤗So thrilled to see you visit Henderson and Carthage- proud to say that we live between those two towns, in the beautiful, quiet Pineywoods! (Glad that you were successfully able to avoid the tornados in our area that weekend… that Friday night was a real nail biter!!🫣😅)

[@smiththomson95]

Hello Dear How are you doing today/

[@kachk.p1001]

Ahhh, love this my family live in Carthage, DeBerry, Waskom and Elysian Fields. We have some of the best hunting there sitting on some prime, mostly untouched, land and we LIVE it. The kids STILL spend all summer in these towns mostly DeBerry or Waskom since they're still reactively small (but growing). Sent this to my family in Bethany

[@cameraredeye3115]

I'm somewhat confused as to whether Bethany is a TX town or an LA town. It's literally right on the state line 😜

[@elidae2018]

Found your video because KZbin suggested it. Loved it. I have been thinking about moving E TX for a while. Your videos contain a lot of great info plus you go around the downtowns. Most youtubers miss that because they only show pictures. Also, you show houses around. Subscribed. Keep up the great work PS. I'm sick with the flu so I'm going to binge on your videos today. 🙂😉

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Elida. Many KZbinrs just pull pictures off the internet. Not me. In my videos, I am actually there. Always. :)

[@msrose3561]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL SO MUCH! THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING CONTENT!

[@kim.in.nature.]

Your channel is great and helps me try to find a quiet place to retire.

[@TexasGranny1961]

I've always thought the Palestine, Rusk and Athens area had beautiful countryside. We would visit our cousins around Alto and Wells. We lived in Newton which is about 15 miles from the Louisiana line.

[@paulachannell4296]

Nice ride!, very interesting little towns. TKS.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Paula.

[@milesbright1126]

This video is one of the main reasons why I am subscribed to your channel. I love when you do walkabouts.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

That is awesome, Miles. :)

[@tkoborny]

My Dad was born and raised in Rusk county I spent a lot of time there as a child visiting relatives in the Henderson area.

[@thenamelessone7371]

You should've went to Center too you was right next to it. LOL. They have a theater downtown that AFAIK is still in business.

[@sierrachoco5271]

Thank you for the video. I really love rural areas, so much easier to live. Best wishes from upstate NY, stay safe!!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Sierra!

[@mysthelma]

I was raised in Panola County Tx it is a great place to raise a family or to just live the simple life. I saw the old pet groomers (old shack in Carthage) in the video and it brought back memories. Thanks for the video.

[@lialexa7007]

Well..there are these Americana towns from Maine to California..we had lotsa fun driving around too. You would be wise to visit the local coffee watering holes..and get some local gossip! Your followers would skyrocket.thinking of doing it ourselves in r rv! Have fun!

[@franceshaynes2873]

Jackson billed has a complex of homes with members of one family

[@sacredbees8543]

thank you for these videos... i wanted to move to texas, i have family there.. and you have given me alot of information and sad and some beautiful views as well

[@carolkokx9638]

Wish I could have been able to help that little kitty that was in that one town that appeared to have no home. Just discovered your channel yesterday very interesting. I never get to travel I can't afford it but I do love where I live in Michigan.

[@smiththomson95]

Hello Carol How are you doing today?

[@davesnodgrass4679]

Great idea. Watching your 1st video Cheers 😊

[@angiehoose4557]

One of my favorite things to do is go for a car ride to explore new places!

[@srodulfo]

Thanks!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Sergio!! :)

[@craigblakes5499]

My Mama's side of the family is from East Texas. My great grandparents was born near Jacksonville and my grandpa and his brothers and sisters were born close to Jacksonville in a small community called Larissa which is on highway 175. You can see the houses they and my great grandma grew up in from the highway. At one point back in 2008 my great grandmama was the oldest person alive in Jacksonville and the surrounding area. She passed away at the age of 109 years old. We had her funeral at the big church in Jacksonville, I forgot the name of it. I love East Texas and seeing all the trees and the landscape. I live in the Lubbock area, and we have nothing but cotton farms and a lot of dirt lol

[@amybobamie7366]

Jacksonville has the oldest footbridge in the state

[@scm731]

Love y’all’s channel. Thank you for sharing.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you!!

[@baneverything5580]

REO Speedwagon`s drummer lives in East Texas right across the Sabine River from Logansport, La in Joaquin, Tx. We saw him occasionally in the grocery store. I lived in Logansport for over a decade. Horrible place. Dirt cheap drugs and thieves. How I survived it I don`t know. I sold my property for a loss and hitched a ride out after they stole everything I had including my truck. It was that or start hurting people. I remember the terrible feeling of darkness and despair beyond belief when the sun went down there. It hurt worse than anything I`ve ever felt.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Interesting. Thank you for the comment.

[@MeadowDay]

Damn, that’s so sad…and scary.

[@jackcasey7037]

I have a friend who lives up right near Joaquin in the closest thing approaching a town in Shelby County. He hates Logansport too

[@knighttuttruptuttrup8518]

Sounds like crapifornia these days.

[@gpants3633]

Glad you made it out. Hope you’re thriving where you are now. ✌🏾

[@Vicky-jv9us]

Hello. Thank you so much for showing us . Different places 👍🏾😁

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for watching!

[@rajeevdeshpande7666]

Hi Lord Spoda A good trip in rural Texas. It's a wonder. As you enter a different state you see a distinctly different architecture. Many of the houses in rural small towns are brightly colored. It's a difficult and hard job filming those odd places. Appreciate your tenacity. Thank you for these informative and entertaining videos.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks, Rajeev. And you're right - the architecture does change, a lot. It's really interesting, I think.

[@SPboxcar67290l]

I've lived in five states but when I got to East Texas I stayed. I have tried to get off the interstate and explore if I have time on a cross country trip. Before GPS I got lost a couple times in rural East Texas and it was rewarding. One thing that always gets my attention is the variety of homes people live in. Drive through my town and you will see nice well kept homes next to overgrown raggedy homes with junk all around. Full disclosure -I live in a what I call an "immobile home". It's a converted railcar wirh junk outside. It's out of public view in the woods by the Sabine River. Being a metal shell it has survived to annual severe storms. Unlike a "mobile home" I doubt that a tornado could budge it but I don't want to find out!😅

[@jennylynn82173]

The Last Picture Show is one of my favorite classic films - I think of it when you talk about the old theaters 😊

[@redriveral2764]

That was filmed in Archer City and some in Wichita Falls. My wife's classmates were extras in the movie.

[@jennylynn82173]

@@redriveral2764 This is really cool to know! It's an annual film for me so I'll enjoy knowing this when I watch it! Thank you for sharing 🙂

[@bthomson]

Archer City was home to Larry McMurtry when he died. He was married to Ken Kesey's wife!

[@jennylynn82173]

@@bthomson Oh Wow! That is really cool!!! Thank you! So neat to know this! ☺ What an author! One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is another of my favorite films - again, another one that is tough on the emotions but good for the mind as far as wisdom!

[@penquinseelandt6178]

Nice work...time to re-populate that part of ourselves...thank you...

[@bettinaparker3652]

The last town reminds me of Freeport, TX.. All over the place with not much to see. Great job as always ☺️

[@althomas4784]

I love all the old towns... I'm one of those that can't leave my town. Just love your video's... Big Al Draper Utah :O)

[@LuisPerez-ut9vc]

East Texas is awesome, I get lots of construction work out there.

[@mssn3166]

I like this channel for exploring neighbourhood, showing the map, the context, demographics, etc. Thank you! Subbed

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome! I'm glad you're here. :)

[@n6mz]

In his book "Bringing Columbia Home" Mike Leinbach (former space shuttle launch director and a key leader in the Colubmia search and recovery effort) couldn't say enough great things about the people of east Texas, the inhabitants of that area you're exploring. I hope to spend some more time there some day.

[@MariaMartinez-hg5sn]

We have one in Kaufnan Texas and l live it prices and all.God bless all that’s watching this🙏