Amphion, Texas

Amphion, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 28°59′55″N98°38′08″W / 28.99861°N 98.63556°W / 28.99861; -98.63556
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Atascosa
Elevation [1]	453 ft (138 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	830
GNIS feature ID	1379342 [1]

Amphion is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas. ^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 26 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.

History

The soil series known as "Amphion clay loam", classed as a fine, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Pachic Paleustoll, is named after the town. ^[2]

Geography

Amphion is located just east of Farm to Market Road 2146, 9 mi (14 km) northwest of Pleasanton ^[3] and 6 mi (9.7 km) southwest of Poteet in west-central Atascosa County. ^[4]

Education

Today, the community is served by the Jourdanton Independent School District.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amphion, Texas
2. Amphion series Archived March 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
3. "Amphion, Texas" Handbook of Texas Online
4. "Amphion, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved December 28, 2021.