Pitner Junction, Texas

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Pitner Junction, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Pitner Junction
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Pitner Junction
Coordinates: 32°17′23″N94°52′07″W / 32.28972°N 94.86861°W / 32.28972; -94.86861
Country United States
State Texas
County Rusk
Elevation
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367 ft (112 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 430, 903
GNIS feature ID1378874 [1]

Pitner Junction is an unincorporated community in Rusk County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas,[ citation needed ] the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Longview, Texas metropolitan area.

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History

Pitner Junction was named for its location and for a local family with that last name. It may have been settled before 1900. County highway maps in the 1930s showed a business and several scattered houses. It also had a general store for some time. Its population was reported as 20 in 2000. [2]

Geography

Pitner Junction is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 259 and Farm to Market Road 918, 10 mi (16 km) northwest of Henderson in northwestern Rusk County. [2]

Education

Today, the community is served by the Kilgore Independent School District.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pitner Junction, Texas
  2. 1 2 Jasinski, Laurie E. (November 18, 2004). "Pitner Junction, TX". tshaonline.org.
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