Nacogdoches (pronounced ˌnæːkəˈdoʊtʃɪs) is a city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 29,914. It is the county seat of Nacogdoches County and is situated in East Texas. Nacogdoches is a sister city of Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Nacogdoches entered the news in February 2003, as one of the East Texas towns that received much of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster debris. The quick response of the community impressed federal authorities who arrived later. Federal officials made use of mapping provided by Stephen F. Austin State University's http://www.crgsc.org/crgsc/ Columbia Regional Geospatial Service Center. The center began mapping debris data points within 30 minutes of impact and predicted the scatter area very accurately, saving searchers an enormous amount of time. (...)
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