Bland Lake, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 31°35′25″N94°06′42″W / 31.59028°N 94.11167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | San Augustine |
Elevation | 367 ft (112 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 936 |
GNIS feature ID | 1381456 [1] |
Bland Lake (also Blandlake, Stop) is an unincorporated community in San Augustine County, Texas, United States. [1] [2]
Joseph Jefferson Fisher (1910–2000), United States District Court judge, was born in Bland Lake. [3]
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