Arvana, Texas

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Arvana, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Arvana
Coordinates: 32°48′35″N101°54′53″W / 32.80972°N 101.91472°W / 32.80972; -101.91472
Country United States
State Texas
County Dawson
Elevation
3,025 ft (922 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 806
GNIS feature ID1377956 [1]

Arvana is an unincorporated community in Dawson County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 25 in 2000.

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History

Arvana was founded in 1949 on the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway. [2]

On May 18, 2021, an EF0 tornado struck Arvana. A funnel cloud with rotating dust beneath lasted 3–5 minutes. No damage was reported. [3]

Geography

Arvana is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 87 and Farm to Market Road 2411 on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 5 mi (8.0 km) northeast of Lamesa in north-central Dawson County. [2]

Education

Arvana is served by the Lamesa Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arvana, Texas
  2. 1 2 Arvana, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. ↑ National Centers for Environmental Information. Storm Events Database May 18, 2021 (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved August 28, 2021.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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