Farmers Branch Texas Home Inspections

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A Little History of Farmers Branch, Texas

Farmers Branch was settled in 1842 by Thomas Keenan and his wife, Sarah. The area was called Mustang, as part of Peter's Colony, but later changed to Farmers Branch due to the rich soil and flourishing crops. The settlement originally included all the land between White Rock Creek on the east, the Elm Fork of the Trinity on the west, the Dallas County Line on the north, and Cedar Springs on the south.  Farmers Branch was widely advertised both in the east and in Europe. During the years between 1845 and 1850, it was the best-known of all of the Texas settlements.

Other early settlers included Dr. Samuel Gilbert and his wife, Julia. The couple lived with Isaac Webb until their home was completed in a grove of stately post oak trees. The Gilbert House consists of two-foot-thick limestone walls and chestnut plank floors. The Gilbert House, located in the Farmers Branch Historical Park, is the oldest rock structure in Dallas County that is still on its original foundation.

A-Action Home Inspection Group has been serving the Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex since 1995. Our multi-inspector firm has performed hundreds of inspections in the City of Farmers Branch, Texas.