Texas, Alabama

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Texas, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Texas
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Texas
Coordinates: 33°55′47″N87°40′43″W / 33.92972°N 87.67861°W / 33.92972; -87.67861
Country United States
State Alabama
County Marion
Elevation
420 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 205, 659
GNIS feature ID127780 [1]

Texas is an unincorporated community in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.

History

A post office called Texas was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1929. [2] The community was named after the state of Texas. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Texas". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Marion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Towns named after states". Reading Eagle. July 2, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
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