Patman, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
32°57′18″N 94°34′21″W / 32.95500°N 94.57250°W / 32.95500; -94.57250CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyCassElevation
289 ft (88 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)903 & 430GNIS feature ID1377709[1]

Patman is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 40 in 2000.

History

Patman was named for a local settler. The community originally centered around the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, which operated a switch station on a narrow-gauge line built here. It was soon taken over by the Kansas City Southern Railway and became a regular gauge. Patman had several scattered houses, a church, and a cemetery in 1990. Its population was 40 in 2000.[2]

Geography

Patman is located on Texas State Highway 49, 5 mi (8.0 km) north of Avinger in western Cass County.[2]

Education

Today, the community is served by the Avinger Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Patman, Texas
  2. ^ a b Patman, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
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