Aiken, Texas

Aiken, Texas

Aiken is an unincorporated community in western Floyd County, Texas, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 70 north of the city of Floydada, the county seat of Floyd County. [Rand McNally. "The Road Atlas '08." Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 98.] Its elevation is 3,300 feet (1,006 m), and it is located at coor dms|34|8|32|N|101|31|33|W|city (34.1422953, -101.5257226). [gnis|1379324] Although Aiken is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79221. [ [http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=79221 Zip Code Lookup] ]

Aiken was founded by landowner Frank Aiken, who built the community along the Santa Fe Railway and had a post office established in August 1922. [ [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/AA/hla9.html Aiken, Texas (Floyd County)] , Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-08. Accessed 2008-08-14.]

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External links

* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/AA/hla9.html Profile of Aiken] from the Handbook of Texas Online


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