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by joe817
Thu Feb 28, 2019 11:55 am
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Topic: Off The Beaten Path - Nameless, TX
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Re: Off The Beaten Path - Nameless, TX

Thanks Sidro & DEB! Have added them to the list!
by joe817
Wed Feb 27, 2019 10:36 pm
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Topic: Off The Beaten Path - Nameless, TX
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Re: Off The Beaten Path - Nameless, TX

jmorris wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 6:30 pm Yes, definitely enjoying this. I'm saving these to my Google maps "Want to visit" list.
Thanks JM! Maybe we can add some more to your growing list! :tiphat:
by joe817
Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:25 pm
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Topic: Off The Beaten Path - Nameless, TX
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Re: Off The Beaten Path - Nameless, TX

Jusme wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:22 pm Egypt, Shamrock, Sudan, Telephone, Bridge City, Twitty, Nacadoches, Waxahachie, Kermit.
I'll think of some more later. Don't want you running out of topics!! :mrgreen:

I too really enjoy these stories, Nameless was one I had t heard about.
Thanks to you all, I have an endless supply! :lol: :grumble
by joe817
Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:11 pm
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Topic: Off The Beaten Path - Nameless, TX
Replies: 13
Views: 3529

Re: Off The Beaten Path - Nameless, TX

gtolbert09 wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:04 pm
joe817 wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 2:49 pm
The Annoyed Man wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 2:06 pm Joe, you're doing a fantastic job. I'm getting a real kick out of these small town stories, and their whimsical names.
Thanks TAM for the kind words. :tiphat: It's a chore to find goofy sounding names, and I'm just about out. :???: Still a few more left though.

If you or anyone else runs across one, please send it along! Always looking for more material.
Cut and Shoot, TX
Thanks! I have that and Winchester, Venus, Gun Barrel City, and a few others.
by joe817
Wed Feb 27, 2019 2:49 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Off The Beaten Path - Nameless, TX
Replies: 13
Views: 3529

Re: Off The Beaten Path - Nameless, TX

The Annoyed Man wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 2:06 pm Joe, you're doing a fantastic job. I'm getting a real kick out of these small town stories, and their whimsical names.
Thanks TAM for the kind words. :tiphat: It's a chore to find goofy sounding names, and I'm just about out. :???: Still a few more left though.

If you or anyone else runs across one, please send it along! Always looking for more material.
by joe817
Wed Feb 27, 2019 9:44 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Off The Beaten Path - Nameless, TX
Replies: 13
Views: 3529

Off The Beaten Path - Nameless, TX

Nameless is on Sandy Creek and just off Farm Road 1431 five miles northeast of Lago Vista in northwestern Travis County. It was settled in 1869. When residents of the community applied for a post office, they had difficulty getting the post office department to accept the names they suggested. After six names were rejected, residents wrote back saying, "Let the post office be nameless and be damned!" The department took them at their word, and a post office called Nameless was established in 1880. In 1884 Nameless reported a church, a district school, a general store, and fifty residents. Cotton, cedar posts, and rails were the principal commodities shipped from the area. The post office was discontinued in 1890, and mail for the community was sent to Leander. During the 1940s two churches, a business, and a few scattered houses marked the community on county highway maps. No further information was available.

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