Cooper, Houston County, Texas
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- There is another Cooper, Texas in Delta County, Texas.
| Cooper, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 31°14′35″N 95°34′55″W / 31.24306°N 95.58194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Houston |
| Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 936 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034917[1] |
Cooper is small community located in southwestern Houston County, Texas on State Highway 21, nine miles southwest of Crockett, Texas. It was established around 1900, and by the mid-1930s had a church, a cemetery, and a number of houses. Many residents moved away after World War II, and by the early 1990s only a church and a few widely scattered houses remained in the area.
[edit] References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Coordinates: 31°14′35″N 95°34′55″W / 31.24306°N 95.58194°W
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