Placid, Texas

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Placid is an unincorporated community in McCulloch County, Texas, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Placid was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1965. [2] The community was so named on account of the tranquility of the original site. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Placid, Texas
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 103.

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