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peavy+texas Latitude and Longitude:

31°17′43″N 94°48′39″W / 31.2951851°N 94.8107647°W / 31.2951851; -94.8107647
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Peavy, Texas
Peavy is located in Texas
Peavy
Peavy
Peavy is located in the United States
Peavy
Peavy
Coordinates: 31°17′43″N 94°48′39″W / 31.2951851°N 94.8107647°W / 31.2951851; -94.8107647
CountryUnited States
State Texas
County Angelina
Elevation262 ft (80 m)
Time zone UTC-6 ( Central (CST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 936
GNIS feature ID1382469 [1]

Peavy is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

History

Peavy was one of the many sawmills built in the area during the 1880s. It was named for members of a local family with the surname who came to the area from Alabama. Anderson Jasper Peavy was a well-known lumberjack in both Angelina County and Louisiana. The community had a population of 100 in 1904. [2]

Geography

Peavy was located on the Texas Southeastern Railroad near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 1194 and 1271, 4 mi (6.4 km) southwest of Lufkin in Angelina County. [2]

Education

The Peavy Switch School District was joined with the Hudson Independent School District, along with those in Providence and Happy Hour. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peavy, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Biesele, Megan. "Peavy, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.

peavy+texas Latitude and Longitude:

31°17′43″N 94°48′39″W / 31.2951851°N 94.8107647°W / 31.2951851; -94.8107647
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peavy, Texas
Peavy is located in Texas
Peavy
Peavy
Peavy is located in the United States
Peavy
Peavy
Coordinates: 31°17′43″N 94°48′39″W / 31.2951851°N 94.8107647°W / 31.2951851; -94.8107647
CountryUnited States
State Texas
County Angelina
Elevation262 ft (80 m)
Time zone UTC-6 ( Central (CST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 936
GNIS feature ID1382469 [1]

Peavy is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

History

Peavy was one of the many sawmills built in the area during the 1880s. It was named for members of a local family with the surname who came to the area from Alabama. Anderson Jasper Peavy was a well-known lumberjack in both Angelina County and Louisiana. The community had a population of 100 in 1904. [2]

Geography

Peavy was located on the Texas Southeastern Railroad near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 1194 and 1271, 4 mi (6.4 km) southwest of Lufkin in Angelina County. [2]

Education

The Peavy Switch School District was joined with the Hudson Independent School District, along with those in Providence and Happy Hour. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peavy, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Biesele, Megan. "Peavy, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.

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