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Trinidad, Texas
Trinidad is a river town at the south end of Cedar Creek Lake, between the lake's dam and the Trinity River. It's one of 13 communities served by the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce.
About Trinidad
Trinidad's story starts around 1840 with ferries across the Trinity River, then called the Trinidad River, which gave the town its name. A store and saloon stood here by 1844, when the settlement was known as Trinity Switch. It became a railroad station in 1880 and took the name Trinidad that year. Texas Power and Light opened a plant on the river in the 1920s. Today State Highway 31 carries traffic east to Athens (14 miles) and west toward Corsicana.
Starting a Business in Trinidad? Start With the Chamber.
Trinidad sits on State Highway 31 at the south end of the lake, which makes it a natural stop for travelers headed between Athens and Corsicana. Joining the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is the fastest way to get your name in front of them. Every week, people call, email and walk into the Chamber office looking for local goods and services, and we refer them only to Chamber members. More than 40 businesses in the Malakoff/Eustace/Trinidad chapter area are already members, and so is the City of Trinidad.
What you get when you join:
- Customer referrals from the Chamber office, for members only
- A ribbon cutting to announce your opening, covered in area newspapers at no cost
- Your own page in our online member directory
- Free promotion in our email newsletter and to our 5,500+ social media followers
- Monthly networking with the Malakoff/Eustace/Trinidad chapter, plus Chamber luncheons and Business After Hours
Business memberships start at $220 a year, less than $20 a month. Join the Chamber today, or call 903-887-3152 with questions.
Your first steps in Trinidad: check with the City of Trinidad about permits and zoning, get your Texas sales tax permit, then join the Chamber and schedule your ribbon cutting.
More Cedar Creek Lake Communities
Caney City · Enchanted Oaks · Eustace · Gun Barrel City · Kemp · Log Cabin · Mabank · Malakoff · Payne Springs · Seven Points · Star Harbor · Tool
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Trinidad at a Glance
- County: Henderson
- Population: 860 (2020 Census)
- ZIP code: 75163
- Schools: Trinidad ISD
- Main road: State Highway 31
- Athens: 14 miles
