Bland Lake, Texas

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Bland Lake, Texas
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Bland Lake, Texas
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Bland Lake, Texas
Coordinates: 31°35′25″N94°06′42″W / 31.59028°N 94.11167°W / 31.59028; -94.11167
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 ID1381456 [1]

Bland Lake (also Blandlake, Stop) is an unincorporated community in San Augustine County, Texas, United States. [1] [2]

Notable person

Joseph Jefferson Fisher (19102000), United States District Court judge, was born in Bland Lake. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Bland Lake, Texas". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Bland Lake Topo Map in San Augustine County TX
  3. Federal Judiicial Center-Joseph Jefferson Fisher


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