Pluck, Texas
Pluck | |
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| Nickname: Stryker | |
  Pluck Location within the state of Texas  Pluck Pluck (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 31°0′41″N 94°44′37″W / 31.01139°N 94.74361°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Polk |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380382[1] |
Pluck is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Texas, United States.[1]
History
[edit]A variant name was "Stryker."[1] A post office called Stryker was established in 1885, and closed in 1913, and a post office called Pluck was in operation from 1918 until 1951.[2] The origin of the name "Pluck" is obscure.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pluck, Texas
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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