- Mountain Home, Texas
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Mountain Home, Texas Coordinates: 30°10′29″N 99°22′49″W / 30.17472°N 99.38028°WCoordinates: 30°10′29″N 99°22′49″W / 30.17472°N 99.38028°W Country United States State Texas County Kerr Elevation 1,909 ft (582 m) Population (2000) – Total 96 Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code Area code(s) 830 FIPS code 48-49620[1] GNIS feature ID 1342167[2] Mountain Home is an unincorporated community in Kerr County, Texas, United States, at the intersection of State Hwy 27 and State Hwy 41.[3] Although it is unincorporated, Mountain Home has a post office, with the ZIP code of 78058.[4]
The first Mountain Home post office was established in 1879,[5] with Hiram L Nelson as the first Postmaster.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Research Station[6] opened on Highway 27 in 1925.
The Texas Catholic Boys Camp[7] was started in Mountain Home in 1951 by the Society of Mary.
References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Oehler, Herbert E: Mountain Home from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 4 June 2010. Texas State Historical Association
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ "Mountain Home Postmasters". Jim Wheat. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpost/kerr.html. Retrieved 4 June 2010.Jim Wheat
- ^ "Fisheries Research Station". Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/webcasts/careers/fish_research.phtml. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Texas Catholic Boys Camp". TECABOCA. http://www.tecaboca.com/. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Kerr County, Texas Cities 
Unincorporated
communitiesCenter Point | Hunt | Mountain Home
Categories:- Texas geography stubs
- Populated places in Kerr County, Texas
- Unincorporated communities in Texas
- Populated places established in 1879
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