Nursery, Texas

Nursery, Texas
unincorporated community
Nursery, Texas Location within the state of Texas Show map of Texas Nursery, Texas Nursery, Texas (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 28°55′25″N97°05′55″W / 28.92361°N 97.09861°W / 28.92361; -97.09861
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Victoria
Elevation	131 ft (40 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	361
FIPS code	48-52752 [1]
GNIS feature ID	1364246 [2]

Nursery is an unincorporated community in Victoria County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area.

On April 12, 1833, Silvestre De León and his wife Rosalie received a 4,428-acre tract of land from the Mexican government. Nursery was founded in 1884 on part of that land. ^{[3] [4]}

The Nursery Independent School District serves area elementary school students in grades kindergarten through five, while sixth- through 12th-graders attend the nearby district of Cuero.

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. "Nursery, Texas". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
4. Roell, Craig H. "TSHA-Nursery, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 19, 2011.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nursery, Texas