Terrell is a city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,606. Terrell is located 32 miles (52 km) east of Dallas.
Heritage Jubilee, held the third weekend in April at Ben Gill Park, is a fun-filled celebration for the whole family. Events include a BBQ cook-off, museum tours, arts & crafts exhibition, carnival, live music, a quilt show, an auto show, and other special attractions.
Jamie Foxx, an actor, was born in Terrell. Foxx graduated from Terrell High School in 1986 along with Cynthea Rhodes, a member of the United States Track & Field team in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Hospitals such as Terrell State Hospital are located in Terrell. Terrell State Hospital is a psychiatric institution established in 1885, and which for many years, served more patients than any other psychiatric hospital west of the Mississippi River. Although the hospital has served fewer patients in recent years, it is still the largest employer in Terrell.
