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Cuthand, Texas

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Unincorporated community in Texas, US

Cuthand is an unincorporated community in Red River County, Texas, United States.

History

A post office called Cuthand was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1953. According to tradition, the name derives from a pioneer incident in which an Indian injured his hand.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuthand, Texas
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 30.
Municipalities and communities of Red River County, Texas, United States
County seat: Clarksville
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Red River County map
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Ghost town
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

33°28′03″N 95°03′20″W / 33.46750°N 95.05556°W / 33.46750; -95.05556


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