Lois, Texas

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Lois, Texas
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Lois
Coordinates: 33°27′22″N97°13′13″W / 33.45611°N 97.22028°W / 33.45611; -97.22028
Country United States
State Texas
County Cooke
Elevation
810 ft (250 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 940
GNIS feature ID1361621 [1]

Lois is an unincorporated community in Cooke County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

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History

The area in what is known as Lois today developed in the late 1800s. A post office was established at Lois in 1897 and remained in operation until 1904. The community had a factory, two churches, two businesses, and several scattered houses serving 50 people in 1936. It still had a factory, only one business, a church, and 60 residents in 1963. Only a church and several scattered houses remained on the 1978 county highway map. Its population was 20 in 2000. [2]

Geography

Lois is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 2848, 336, and 247, 12 mi (19 km) south of Gainesville and 6 mi (9.7 km) southwest of Valley View in southern Cooke County. [3]

Education

Lois had its own school in 1936. It joined the Valley View Independent School District in 1943. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lois, Texas
  2. 1 2 Lois, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. "Lois, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-04.