Editing McLendon-Chisholm, Texas (section)

===Chisholm===
The land that eventually became the site of Chisholm was given to Mexican War veteran King Latham in 1847.<ref name="City History">{{cite web | url = http://www.mclendon-chisholm.com/ | title = History | format = | publisher = City of McLendon-Chisholm, Texas | date =  | accessdate = 2009-09-11}}</ref> Enoch Parson Chisholm and his brother B. Frank Chisholm, from whom the community's name was derived, purchased {{convert|200|acre|km2}} from Latham in 1856. A few years later, Enoch purchased an additional {{convert|600|acre|km2}} for $2.00/acre. He organized the Chisholm Methodist Church in 1871 and the community of Chisholm was officially platted in 1886. In that same year, Berry Creek Academy was formed through the merger of two local schools. Chisholm's first store opened in 1890 and a post office was established in 1891. By 1898, Berry Creek Academy was the second-largest school in Rockwall County, boasting a total enrollment of 301 students. The Chisholm post office closed in 1905, but the community continued to grow. The population was estimated at 102 in 1904 and peaked around 200 in 1940. By the 1960s, that figure had dropped to around 167.<ref name="Texas Handbook"/>