Mountain Home, Texas

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Mountain Home, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Mountain Home
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Mountain Home
Coordinates: 30°10′29″N99°22′49″W / 30.17472°N 99.38028°W / 30.17472; -99.38028
Country United States
State Texas
County Kerr
Elevation
1,909 ft (582 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 830
FIPS code 48-49620 [1]
GNIS feature ID1342167 [2]

Mountain Home is an unincorporated community in Kerr County, Texas, United States, at the intersection of State Hwy 27 and State Hwy 41. [3] Mountain Home has a post office with the ZIP code 78058. [4]

Contents

The community area was the site of an 1878 Indian raid, in which four settlers, all children, were killed. [5]

The first Mountain Home post office was established in 1879, [6] with Hiram L Nelson as the first Postmaster.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Research Station [7] opened on Highway 27 in 1925.

The Texas Catholic Boys Camp [8] was started in Mountain Home in 1951 by the Society of Mary.

Education

Divide Independent School District is the local school district for elementary school. [9] Divide ISD feeds into Ingram Independent School District, which provides secondary education. [10]

Notable person

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References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Oehler, Herbert E: Mountain Home from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 4 June 2010. Texas State Historical Association
  4. ↑ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  5. ↑ "The Dowdy Tragedy of 1878 Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Mountain Home Postmasters". Jim Wheat. Retrieved June 4, 2010.Jim Wheat
  7. ↑ "Fisheries Research Station". Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Texas Catholic Boys Camp". TECABOCA. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Texas School Directory, 2020-21" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. p. 8 (PDF p. 14/414). Retrieved July 3, 2022. 120 DIVIDE SCHOOL RD MOUNTAIN HOME
  10. ↑ "Texas School Performance Review Divide Independent School District" (PDF). Texas Comptroller. June 14, 2002. p. 3/125.


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