Moffett, Texas
Moffett, Texas | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Moffett | |
| Coordinates: 31°23′54″N 94°38′36″W / 31.3982399°N 94.6432632°WCoordinates: 31°23′54″N 94°38′36″W / 31.3982399°N 94.6432632°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Angelina |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 936 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1382314[1] |
Moffett, also spelled Moffitt, is an unincorporated community in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 100 in 2000. It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.
History[]
The area in what is now known as Moffett today was first settled before 1900. The community had a sawmill, a store, a church, and several houses in the 1930s. Many residents left Moffett after World War II, but it had a church, a store, and a community center and was identified as a dispersed rural community in the early 1990s. It had a population of 100 in 2000.[2]
Geography[]
Moffett is located on Farm to Market Road 842, 6 mi (9.7 km) northeast of Lufkin in northern Angelina County.[2]
Education[]
Moffett is served by the Lufkin Independent School District.
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moffett, Texas
- ^ a b Long, Christopher (1995-03-01). "Moffett, TX". tshaonline.org.
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