Lane City, Texas

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Lane City, Texas
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Lane City sign on FM 442 looking southwest
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Lane City
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Lane City
Coordinates: 29°12′58″N96°01′35″W / 29.21611°N 96.02639°W / 29.21611; -96.02639
Country United States
State Texas
County Wharton
Elevation
85 ft (26 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 979
GNIS feature ID1360924 [1]

Lane City is an unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 111 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metro area.

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History

On December 2, 1953, an F2 tornado struck Lane City, pushing two farmhouses off their foundations. It caused $2,500 in damages. [2]

Lane City has a post office with the ZIP code 77453. [3]

Geography

Lane City is situated on Texas State Highway 60 on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 10 mi (16 km) southeast of Wharton and 15 mi (24 km) north of Bay City in southeastern Wharton County. It is also three miles east of the Colorado River. [4]

Education

Lane City had its own school in 1909. In 1948, a school consolidation election failed, but students from Lane City were allowed to attend Wharton High School, as Lane City had no high school teachers. It joined the Wharton Independent School District in 1957. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lane City, Texas
  2. "Texas Event Report: F2 Tornado". NCDC. National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. "Lane City, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  5. Lane City, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online