Cuthand, Texas

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Cuthand is an unincorporated community in Red River County, Texas, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Cuthand was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1953. [2] According to tradition, the name derives from a pioneer incident in which an Indian injured his hand. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuthand, 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. 30.

33°28′03″N95°03′20″W / 33.46750°N 95.05556°W / 33.46750; -95.05556

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