Peavy, Texas

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Peavy, Texas
Peavy is located in Texas
Peavy
Peavy
Coordinates: 31°17′43″N 94°48′39″W / 31.2951851°N 94.8107647°W / 31.2951851; -94.8107647Coordinates: 31°17′43″N 94°48���39″W / 31.2951851°N 94.8107647°W / 31.2951851; -94.8107647
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAngelina
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)936
GNIS feature ID1382469[1]

Peavy is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

History[]

Peavy was one of the many sawmills built in the area during the 1880s. It was named for members of a local family with the surname who came to the area from Alabama. Anderson Jasper Peavy was a well-known lumberjack in both Angelina County and Louisiana. The community had a population of 100 in 1904.[2]

Geography[]

Peavy was located on the Texas Southeastern Railroad near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 1194 and 1271, 4 mi (6.4 km) southwest of Lufkin in Angelina County.[2]

Education[]

The Peavy Switch School District was joined with the Hudson Independent School District along with the ones in Providence and Happy Hour.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peavy, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Biesele, Megan. "Peavy, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
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