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Looneyville, Texas

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Unincorporated community in Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
Looneyville, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°45′48″N 94°50′40″W / 31.76333°N 94.84444°W / 31.76333; -94.84444
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyNacogdoches
Elevation328 ft (100 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1378609

Looneyville is an unincorporated community in Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States.

History

Looneyville was named in the 1870s for John Looney, who kept a store at the site. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Looneyville
  2. Long, Christopher. "Looneyville, Texas". The Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.


Municipalities and communities of Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States
County seat: Nacogdoches
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