Kinkler, Texas
Appearance
Kinkler, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 29°32′03″N 96°53′57″W / 29.53417°N 96.89917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Lavaca |
Elevation | 256 ft (78 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 361 |
GNIS feature ID | 1378526[1] |
Kinkler is an unincorporated community in Lavaca County, Texas, United States.[1] The community is located on U.S. Route 77, 7 miles (11 km) north of Hallettsville.[2]
History
[edit]Kinkler is named for Jack Kinkler, who settled in the area in 1875. The community had a school by 1880 and a post office by 1885; the post office closed in 1905. Due to its proximity to Hallettsville and Schulenberg, Kinkler never had a significant commercial district; its first listing in the Texas Almanac, in 1933, listed two businesses there. As of 2000, the community's population was 75.[2]
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