Gem, Texas

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Gem is an unincorporated community in Hemphill County, Texas, United States. [1]

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History

A post office called Gem was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1954. [2] A first settler named the community after his wife. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gem, 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. 57.

35°47′07″N100°07′24″W / 35.78528°N 100.12333°W / 35.78528; -100.12333

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