Telico, Texas



Telico is an unincorporated community in northeastern Ellis County, Texas, United States, on Highway 34.

History
The area that became Telico was settled before 1856. It was first called Trinity City but was renamed in the mid-1850s to Telico after Telico, North Carolina. The town was based on agriculture and had a cotton gin that local farmers used for several decades until they renovated it in the early 2000s to create a wedding venue.

Notable people

 * Clyde Barrow, born near Telico, was an outlaw in the team Bonnie and Clyde, who traveled the Central United States during the Great Depression in the early and mid-1930s.
 * Jason Massey, murderer of two teenagers. His case was featured on the popular crime show Forensic Files.