Coordinates: 29°32′03″N 96°53′57″W / 29.53417°N 96.89917°W / 29.53417; -96.89917

Kinkler, Texas

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Kinkler, Texas
Kinkler is located in Texas
Kinkler
Kinkler
Kinkler is located in the United States
Kinkler
Kinkler
Coordinates: 29°32′03″N 96°53′57″W / 29.53417°N 96.89917°W / 29.53417; -96.89917
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyLavaca
Elevation
256 ft (78 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code361
GNIS feature ID1378526[1]

Kinkler is an unincorporated community in Lavaca County, Texas, United States.[1] The community is located on U.S. Route 77, 7 miles (11 km) north of Hallettsville.[2]

History

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Kinkler is named for Jack Kinkler, who settled in the area in 1875. The community had a school by 1880 and a post office by 1885; the post office closed in 1905. Due to its proximity to Hallettsville and Schulenberg, Kinkler never had a significant commercial district; its first listing in the Texas Almanac, in 1933, listed two businesses there. As of 2000, the community's population was 75.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kinkler". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b Kinkler, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online