- Satin, Texas
Satin is an unincorporated community in Falls County,
Texas ,United States . Its elevation is 400 feet (122 m), and it is located at coor dms|31|20|48|N|97|1|54|W|city (31.3465629, -97.0316610). [gnis|1367787] Although Satin is unincorporated, it has apost office , with theZIP code of 76685; [ [http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=76685 Zip Code Lookup] ] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 76685 had a population of 109 at the 2000 census.GR|2Located along FM 434 in the northern part of the county, the community was founded in 1872, although at a slightly different location; residents moved to the current site in order to be along a newly-constructed line of the
San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway . The community was originally named Laguna, but by the time that it received a post office in 1917, the name had been changed to "Satin" in honor of an employee of the railroad. [ [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/hls24.html Satin, Texas] , Handbook of Texas Online,2008-01-18 . Accessed2008-08-10 .]References
External links
* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/hls24.html Profile of Satin from the] Handbook of Texas Online
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