Soncy, Texas
Historical unincorporated community in Texas, United States
35°11′20″N 101°56′33″W / 35.18889°N 101.94250°W / 35.18889; -101.94250Soncy was an unincorporated community in Potter County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is now largely within the city limits of Amarillo. Soncy joins St. Francis Boulevard, which runs east to west in the northern section of town, with Hollywood Road routing west to east in the southern section of town.
Soncy is a main thoroughfare in the west and intersects the belt road in Amarillo. The town is geographically located between Interstate 40 and the former U.S. Route 66 in the Texas Panhandle.
In the early 1930s, the United States Bureau of Mines and United States Department of War constructed an industrial gas extraction plant known as the Amarillo Helium Plant within the vicinity of Soncy, Texas.[2]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soncy, Texas
- ^ "Amarillo Helium Plant - Potter County ~ Marker Number: 144". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. 1965.
External links
- Anderson, H. Allen. "Soncy, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
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Municipalities and communities of Potter County, Texas, United States
County seat: Amarillo
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communities
- Folsom
- Pleasant Valley
- Pullman
- Soncy
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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