Mereta, Texas

Mereta, Texas
Mereta
—  Unincorporated community  —
Mereta is located in Texas
Mereta
Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 31°27′26″N 100°8′27″W / 31.45722°N 100.14083°W / 31.45722; -100.14083Coordinates: 31°27′26″N 100°8′27″W / 31.45722°N 100.14083°W / 31.45722; -100.14083
Country United States
State Texas
County Tom Green
Elevation 1,755 ft (535 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 76940
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID 1362628

Mereta (also Fisherville or Lipan)[1] is an unincorporated community in eastern Tom Green County, Texas, United States. It lies along local roads east of the city of San Angelo, the county seat of Tom Green County.[2] Its elevation is 1,755 feet (535 m).[3] Although Mereta is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76940;[4] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 76940 had a population of 138 at the 2000 census.[5]

Mereta was named by the local postmaster in honor of twin sisters, named Meta and Reta, who lived in the area in 1902. The community itself was platted in 1904.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Mereta, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-14.
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 99.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mereta, Texas
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

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