Why Choose The Mike Leonard Agency in Farmers Branch,TX?

Why Choose The Mike Leonard Agency in Farmers Branch,TX? We are an Independent insurance agency which differs greatly from that of a captive agent such as Allstate, State Farm, Farmers, etc. A captive agent has only the rates of that one individual company to offer his customers as opposed to an Independent which can offer the rate of many different companies. This is important because all insurance companies go through times when they sustain losses and have to dramatically increase rates. When this happens The Mike Leonard Insurance Agency searches the marketplace for a new company with lower rates here in Farmers Branch. The captive agent can't help you with a new company because they are contractually obligated to write and renew every customer with that company.

Protecting Your Farmers Branch Home from Common Household Dangers

Natural disasters in Farmers Branch are hard to prepare for and even harder to protect your home and family from, but it’s much easier to protect your home from damage caused by faulty electrical wiring, plumbing or household accidents. When it comes to these potential dangers, a few home safety steps can all but erase the possibility of a disaster inside the home. This includes the simple and routine inspection of water pipes, appliance hoses and other features of your home that can fail and cause major damage. Read more about Protecting Your Farmers Branch Home

Did You Know

IThe community was first settled in the early 1840s. In 1842, Thomas Keenan, Isaac B. Webb, and William Cochran received original land grants in the area. By 1843, a community called Mustang Branch had been established. Mr. Cochran later changed the name to Farmers Branch to reflect the area's rich soil and farmland.Farmers Branch was the first location of the Texan Land and Emigration Company (or Peters Colony) in 1845. This made the community one of the best known places in Dallas County during the 1840s because of its advertising throughout Europe and the United States. Baptist minister William Bowles opened a blacksmith shop and gristmill in 1845. On May 5, 1845, Isaac B. Webb donated land for Webb's Chapel Methodist Church, the first formal place of worship in Dallas County. A school was established in the church one year later. Webb became the first postmaster at the Farmers Branch post office, which opened on January 5, 1848. It continued to function until its closure in 1866. The post office reopened in 1875. To assure that railroads would eventually pass through Farmers Branch, prominent early settler Samuel Gilbert and others sold right-of-way through their land in 1874.Around three to four years later, the Dallas and Wichita Railway completed a track from Dallas – through Farmers Branch – to Lewisville. It was absorbed by the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad in 1881. The community had a population of approximately 100 by 1890 with several businesses. The population had grown to 300 during the early 1900s. A brick school building was constructed in 1916. The number of people living in the community remained stable until after World War II.

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