Gasoline, Texas
Gasoline, Texas | |
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  Gasoline, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 34°20′33″N 101°0′42″W / 34.34250°N 101.01167°WCoordinates: 34°20′33″N 101°0′42″W / 34.34250°N 101.01167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Briscoe |
| Became ghost town | 1948 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Gasoline is a ghost town in Briscoe County, Texas.[1]
A post office called Gasoline was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1948.[2] The community was named after a gasoline-powered cotton gin near the original town site.[3]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gasoline
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 55.
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