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.[1] Its elevation is 2,566 feet (782 m).[2] Although Maryneal is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79535;[3] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 79535 had a population of 181 at the 2000 census.[4]
Maryneal | |
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  Maryneal Location within the state of Texas  Maryneal Maryneal (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°14′7″N 100°27′1″W / 32.23528°N 100.45028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Nolan |
| Elevation | 2,566 ft (782 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 79535 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1341044 |
Founded in 1907 along the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway (and currently along the route of the Texas and Oklahoma Railroad),[5][6] the community was named for one or more people; the source of its name is disputed.[7] 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.[7]
References edit
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, pp. 98-99.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maryneal, Texas
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Statewide Railroad Map, 2021" (PDF). Texas Transportation Commission. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "BNSF Network Map" (PDF). BNSF. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Maryneal, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-10.
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