Dull, Texas | |
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  Dull  Dull | |
| Coordinates: 28°26′42″N98°55′52″W / 28.44500°N 98.93111°W Coordinates: 28°26′42″N98°55′52″W / 28.44500°N 98.93111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | La Salle |
| Elevation | 348 ft (106 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378235 [1] |
Dull is a populated place in La Salle County, Texas, United States. [1]
Brothers James and Andrew Dull owned a large ranch in La Salle County in the late 1800s. [2] Tracts of the ranch were sold when it closed in 1901, and the community of Dull—named after the ranch—was established in 1912 on one of those tracts. [3] [4]
The settlement was located along the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad. A post office—established in 1913—changed its name to "Nettaville" in 1915, and closed in 1919. [3] [4]
During the 1940s, oil from a nearby well was loaded onto tank cars at Dull and then shipped by rail. [5]
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