Choice, Texas

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Choice is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Texas, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Choice was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1954. [2] According to tradition, the community's name stems from the literal reading of a postal form's instruction to "pick your choice". [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Choice, Texas
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 23.

31°41′59″N94°08′44″W / 31.69972°N 94.14556°W / 31.69972; -94.14556

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