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Moffett, Texas

Coordinates: 31°23′54″N 94°38′36″W / 31.3982399°N 94.6432632°W / 31.3982399; -94.6432632
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Moffett, Texas
Moffett is located in Texas
Moffett
Moffett
Moffett is located in the United States
Moffett
Moffett
Coordinates: 31°23′54″N 94°38′36″W / 31.3982399°N 94.6432632°W / 31.3982399; -94.6432632
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAngelina
Elevation269 ft (82 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code936
GNIS feature ID1382314[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

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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

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Moffett is located on Farm to Market Road 842, 6 mi (9.7 km) northeast of Lufkin in northern Angelina County.[2]

Education

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Moffett is served by the Lufkin Independent School District.

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moffett, Texas
  2. ^ a b Long, Christopher (March 1, 1995). "Moffett, TX". tshaonline.org.