Moffett, Texas

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Moffett, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°23′54″N94°38′36″W / 31.3982399°N 94.6432632°W / 31.3982399; -94.6432632 Coordinates: 31°23′54″N94°38′36″W / 31.3982399°N 94.6432632°W / 31.3982399; -94.6432632
Country United States
State Texas
County Angelina
Elevation
269 ft (82 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 936
GNIS feature ID1382314 [1]

Moffett, also spelled Moffitt, is an unincorporated community in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 100 in 2000. It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

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History

The area in what is now known as Moffett today was first settled before 1900. The community had a sawmill, a store, a church, and several houses in the 1930s. Many residents left Moffett after World War II, but it had a church, a store, and a community center and was identified as a dispersed rural community in the early 1990s. It had a population of 100 in 2000. [2]

Geography

Moffett is located on Farm to Market Road 842, 6 mi (9.7 km) northeast of Lufkin in northern Angelina County. [2]

Education

Moffett is served by the Lufkin Independent School District.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moffett, Texas
  2. 1 2 Long, Christopher (1995-03-01). "Moffett, TX". tshaonline.org.
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