Pettibone, Texas
Appearance
Pettibone, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 30°51′00″N 97°04′51″W / 30.85000°N 97.08083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Milam |
Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 254 |
GNIS feature ID | 1380348[1] |
Pettibone is an unincorporated community in Milam County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 25 in 2000.
History
[edit]Pettibone was a flag stop on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, which built a track through the area in 1881. It was subsequently named for a railroad official. Its population was 30 in 1933 then went down to 25 from 1990 through 2000.[2]
Geography
[edit]Pettibone is located on U.S. Highway 190, 5 mi (8.0 km) west of Cameron, 20 mi (32 km) northwest of Rockdale, and 27 mi (43 km) southeast of Temple in west-central Milam County.[3]
It is also on Texas State Highway 36 and Farm to Market Road 486.
Education
[edit]Today, the community is served by the Cameron Independent School District.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pettibone, Texas
- ^ Pettibone, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ "Pettibone, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved September 18, 2023.