Pluck, Texas
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Pluck | |
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Nickname: Stryker | |
Coordinates: 31°0′40.69″N 94°44′36.75″W / 31.0113028°N 94.7435417°WCoordinates: 31°0′40.69″N 94°44′36.75″W / 31.0113028°N 94.7435417°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Polk |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Pluck is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Texas, United States.[1]
History
A variant name was "Stryker."[1] A post office called Stryker was established in 1885, and closed in 1913, and a post office called Pluck was in operation from 1918 until 1951.[2] The origin of the name "Pluck" is obscure.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pluck
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.