- Masterson, Texas
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Masterson — Unincorporated community — Location within the state of Texas
MastersonCoordinates: 35°38′9″N 101°57′37″W / 35.63583°N 101.96028°WCoordinates: 35°38′9″N 101°57′37″W / 35.63583°N 101.96028°W Country United States State Texas County Moore Elevation 3,704 ft (1,129 m) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP codes 79058 FIPS code GNIS feature ID Masterson is an unincorporated community in southern Moore County, Texas, United States. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 87 and 287, south of the city of Dumas, the county seat of Moore County.[1] Its elevation is 3,704 feet (1,129 m).[2] Although Masterson is unincorporated, it has a post office, with a ZIP code of 79058.[3]
Founded in 1927 as a support community for a gas pipeline, Masterson was named for Robert Masterson, who owned the land on which it was built. The community's post office was established in 1950.[4]
References
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 98.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Masterson, Texas
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Masterson, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-12.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Moore County, Texas County seat: Dumas Cities 
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Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Texas Panhandle geography stubs
- Populated places in Moore County, Texas
- Unincorporated communities in Texas
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