Houston, Tennessee

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Houston, Tennessee
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Downtown Houston on March 7, 2010.
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Houston, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°14′29″N87°55′04″W / 35.24139°N 87.91778°W / 35.24139; -87.91778
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Wayne
Elevation
538 ft (164 m)
Population
  Total
Unknown
Time zone Central (CST)
  Summer (DST)CDT
ZIP code
38485 (Waynesboro) & 38450 (Collinwood)
Area code 931

Houston is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Tennessee. [1]

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Geography

Houston, Tennessee is located southwest of Waynesboro. There are numerous creeks and branches in Houston which include: Indian Creek, Rayburn Creek, Davis Branch, and many more small streams. This area consists of timberland, hills, and pastureland. There are no major highways in this community. The only roads consists of county roads.

History

At one time Houston was the size of a small town with stores, a post office, and a school. [2]

Economy

The economy of Houston is mainly agricultural, with main crops of corn and soybean.

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References

  1. "Houston". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "GNIS Account Login". geonames.usgs.gov.

35°09′00″N87°56′17″W / 35.150°N 87.938°W / 35.150; -87.938