Tyler's city limits covered just 100 acres in first survey in
1847 The city of Tyler's limits are ever-evolving. Tyler's
limits covered 100 acres after its first plat survey in 1847
when it was just a "village," according to survey records.
Today, the city limits include 57.16 square miles, more than
36,500 acres. Trees marked the north, east, south and west
corners of the 100-acre 1847 limit. A 15-inch Red Oak marked the
northwest corner. Two hickories marked the northeast corner, and
groves of black-jack trees marked the southeast and southwest
corners. The town site included five streets running north and
south, and four streets running east and west, most of them
originally named after prevalent trees along the way. A small
federal courthouse was built on the north side of the square.
The four east-west streets were Locust, Cherry, Walnut and Elm
while avenues running north and south were called Federal Court
House, Spring, Broadway Hickory and Washington. Cherry Street
was named for a large wild cherry t