Gasoline, Texas
Gasoline is a ghost town in Briscoe County, Texas, United States.[1]
Gasoline, Texas | |
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  Gasoline, Texas  Gasoline, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 34°20′33″N 101°0′42″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Briscoe |
| Became ghost town | 1948 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
A post office called Gasoline was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1948.[2] The community was named after a gasoline-powered cotton gin near the original town site.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gasoline
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 55.
Municipalities and communities of Briscoe County, Texas, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Briscoe County map | |
| Ghost town | ||
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