Yard, Texas

Yard, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°51′55″N95°58′01″W / 31.86528°N 95.96694°W / 31.86528; -95.96694
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Anderson
Elevation	371 ft (113 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	430 & 903
GNIS feature ID	1372012 [1]

Yard is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, in the U.S. state of Texas. ^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 18 in 2000. It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.

History

The community was named Yard after they accidentally sent a customer's fabric order to the post office department, alongside a list of actual name. The Yard post office, established in 1903, shut down in the 1950s. ^[2]

Geography

Yard stands on Farm to Market Road 321, adjacent to the Trinity River, 20 mi (32 km) northwest of Palestine in the northwestern portion of Anderson County. ^[2]

Education

Public education in Yard is provided by the Cayuga Independent School District.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yard, Texas
2. Yard, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online