Mountain Home, Texas

Mountain Home, Texas
Mountain Home is located in Texas
Mountain Home
Mountain Home
Mountain Home is located in the United States
Mountain Home
Mountain Home
Coordinates: 30°10′27″N 99°22′37″W / 30.17417°N 99.37694°W / 30.17417; -99.37694
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKerr
Elevation1,910 ft (580 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code830
FIPS code48-49620[2]
GNIS feature ID1342167[1]

Mountain Home is an unincorporated community in Kerr County, Texas, United States, at the intersection of State Hwy 27 and State Hwy 41.[3] Mountain Home has a post office with the ZIP code 78058.[4]

History

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The community area was the site of an 1878 Indian raid, in which four settlers, all children, were killed.[5]

The first Mountain Home post office was established in 1879,[6] with Hiram L Nelson as the first Postmaster.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Research Station[7] opened on Highway 27 in 1925.

The Texas Catholic Boys Camp[8] was started in Mountain Home in 1951 by the Society of Mary.

Education

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Divide Independent School District is the local school district for elementary school.[9] Divide ISD feeds into Ingram Independent School District, which provides secondary education.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain Home, Texas
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Oehler, Herbert E: Mountain Home from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 4 June 2010. Texas State Historical Association
  4. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  5. ^ "The Dowdy Tragedy of 1878 Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Mountain Home Postmasters". Jim Wheat. Retrieved June 4, 2010.Jim Wheat
  7. ^ "Fisheries Research Station". Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  8. ^ "Texas Catholic Boys Camp". TECABOCA. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  9. ^ "Texas School Directory, 2020-21" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. p. 8 (PDF p. 14/414). Retrieved July 3, 2022. 120 DIVIDE SCHOOL RD MOUNTAIN HOME
  10. ^ "Texas School Performance Review Divide Independent School District" (PDF). Texas Comptroller. June 14, 2002. p. 3/125.
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