what county is center tx in
CENTER, TEXAS (Shelby County). Center is seventeen miles from the Louisiana border and 118 miles north of Beaumont at the center of Shelby County.In 1856 or 1857 J. C. and Margaret A. Wilson and Jesse Amason donated the land for the town. The community was involved in the Regulator-Moderator War.In an election called in January 1866 Center was voted the new county seat, but a number of people disputed the results, and no action was taken for some months.n 1856 or 1857 J. C. and Margaret A. Wilson and Jesse Amason donated the land for the town. The community was involved in the Regulator-Moderator War. In an election called in January 1866 Center was voted the new county seat, but a number of people disputed the results, and no action was taken for some months.