Maryneal, Texas

Maryneal
Maryneal is located in Texas
Maryneal
Maryneal
Location within the state of Texas
Maryneal is located in the United States
Maryneal
Maryneal
Maryneal (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°14′07″N 100°27′01″W / 32.23528°N 100.45028°W / 32.23528; -100.45028
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNolan
Elevation2,569 ft (783 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79535
GNIS feature ID1341044[1]

Maryneal is an unincorporated community in southern Nolan County, Texas, United States. It lies along FM 608 south of the city of Sweetwater, the county seat of Nolan County.[2] Its elevation is 2,566 feet (782 m).[3] Although Maryneal is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79535;[4] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 79535 had a population of 181 at the 2000 census.[5]

History

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Founded in 1907 along the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway (and currently along the route of the Texas and Oklahoma Railroad),[6][7] the community was named for one or more people; the source of its name is disputed.[8] In its early history, the community was more significant than it is today: it won a significant minority of the votes in an election (losing to Sweetwater) to determine the county seat, and a post office was established in Maryneal by being moved from Decker.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maryneal, Texas
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, pp. 98-99.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maryneal, Texas
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Statewide Railroad Map, 2021" (PDF). Texas Transportation Commission. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "BNSF Network Map" (PDF). BNSF. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Maryneal, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-10.
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