HISTORY

The Community of Ables Springs is on Farm Road 429 ten miles northeast of Terrell in northeastern Kaufman County. It was for many years a center for local religious and school activities. In 1853 James and Eliza Godfrey Ables settled there on land that had been granted in 1848 by the state of Texas to James's father, Ezekiel.

In 1878, Mr. and Mrs. Ables deeded to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 8.75 acres "to be used as a campground or for any other purposes they might desire." On this land were built a tabernacle, a church, and a school, and a portion was set aside for the cemetery. Camping facilities were available. In 1915 a writer made note of the community's "old-fashioned religious camp meetings." Few people actually settled on the spot. In the mid-1980s a Baptist church met where the Methodist church once flourished; a Church of Christ met nearby. The freshwater spring that once flowed is dry today.

The lack of spring water caused the community to seek other resources for water.The Ables Springs Water Supply Corporation was commissioned on November 1, 1979. Ables Springs WSC has providing clean water for the Ables Springs community since that time.

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NOTICE OF SERVICE INTERRUPTION

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Through

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Starting at 8:00 AM (All Day)

Ables Springs Water Supply will be conducting research beginning Wednesday, June 30th through Saturday, July 3rd on the system. This research will involve turning valves off at various points throughout the system during this time. There is a possibility that your service may be interrupted any one of these days.  We do not for see service being interrupted any longer than an hour at a time at most.  

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.