[2] The community was a companion town to Fort Spunky and was developed on the 8-mile long George's Creek, a tributary of the Brazos River.

[2][3] The community was located on land owned by George Barnard, an owner of several trading posts for Native Americans and the namesake of the aforementioned creek.

A cotton gin, school, church, and a cemetery operated in the town's business center following the influx of families.

A blacksmith, photography studio, shoe store, barbershop, doctor's office, and a telephone exchange all operated in the community at some point.

[4] A video from The Atlantic documented the church and showed its decline from a thriving congregation to averaging an attendance of around six or seven people.