Alanreed, Texas
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Alanreed
Alanreed (Texas)
Alanreed is an unincorporated community in Gray County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Pampa, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named for Messrs. Alan and Reed, partners in the contracting firm that laid out the present townsite for the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Texas Railroad in 1900. An earlier name for the place was Gouge Eye, in honor of a memorable saloon brawl.[1]
The McLean Independent School District serves area students.
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- ^ Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, ISBN 978-0-595-47758-6, page 324.
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Coordinates: 35°12′45″N 100°44′04″W / 35.2125°N 100.73444°W
