Looneyville, Texas
Looneyville, Texas | |
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  Looneyville  Looneyville | |
| Coordinates: 31°45′48″N 94°50′40″W / 31.76333°N 94.84444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Nacogdoches |
| Elevation | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378609[1] |
Looneyville is an unincorporated community in Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States.[1]
History
[edit]Looneyville was named in the 1870s for John Looney, who kept a store at the site.[2] It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[3][4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Looneyville
- ^ Long, Christopher. "Looneyville, Texas". The Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. xi. ISBN 9781440507397.
- ^ Birnbach, Lisa; Marx, Patricia; Hodgman, Ann (May 14, 2002). 1,003 Great Things About America. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-7407-2949-2.
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