Looneyville, Texas

Looneyville is an unincorporated community in Nacogdoches County, Texas, in the United States.[1]

History

Looneyville was named in the 1870s for John Looney, who kept a store at the site.[2] It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Looneyville, Texas
  2. ↑ Long, Christopher. "Looneyville, Texas". The Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. xi.
  4. ↑ Birnbach, Lisa; Marx, Patricia; Hodgman, Ann (14 May 2002). 1,003 Great Things About America. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-7407-2949-2.

Coordinates: 31°45′48″N 94°50′40″W / 31.76333°N 94.84444°W / 31.76333; -94.84444


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