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Mereta, Texas

Coordinates: 31°27′26″N 100°8′27″W / 31.45722°N 100.14083°W / 31.45722; -100.14083
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Mereta
Mereta is located in Texas
Mereta
Mereta
Location within the state of Texas
Mereta is located in the United States
Mereta
Mereta
Mereta (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°27′26″N 100°8′27″W / 31.45722°N 100.14083°W / 31.45722; -100.14083
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTom Green
Elevation
1,755 ft (535 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
76940
GNIS feature ID1362628

Mereta (also Fisherville or Lipan)[1] is an unincorporated community in eastern Tom Green County, Texas, United States. It lies along local roads east of the city of San Angelo, the county seat of Tom Green County.[2] Its elevation is 1,755 feet (535 m).[3] Although Mereta is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76940;[4] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 76940 had a population of 138 at the 2000 census.[5]

Mereta was named by the local postmaster in honor of twin sisters, named Meta and Reta, who lived in the area in 1902. The community itself was platted in 1904.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mereta, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-14.
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 99.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mereta, Texas
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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