Satin, Texas

Location of Satin

Satin is an unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas, United States. Its elevation is 400 feet (122 m), and it is located at 31°20′48″N 97°1′54″W / 31.34667°N 97.03167°W / 31.34667; -97.03167 (31.3465629, -97.0316610).^[1] Although Satin is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76685;^[2] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 76685 had a population of 109 at the 2000 census.^[3]

History

Located along FM 434 in the northern part of the county, the community was founded in 1872, although at a slightly different location; residents moved to the current site in order to be along a newly-constructed line of the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway. The community was originally named Laguna, but by the time that it received a post office in 1917, the name had been changed to "Satin" in honor of an employee of the railroad.^[4]

References

External links

• Profile of Satin from the Handbook of Texas Online

• Satin, Texas is at coordinates 31°20′48″N 97°01′54″W / 31.3465629°N 97.0316610°W / 31.3465629; -97.0316610 (Satin, Texas)Coordinates: 31°20′48″N 97°01′54″W / 31.3465629°N 97.0316610°W / 31.3465629; -97.0316610 (Satin, Texas)

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