Moffett, Texas

For the community in Bell County, see Moffat, Texas.

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
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Angelina
Elevation [1]	269 ft (82 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	936
GNIS feature ID	1382314 [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.

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.

References

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