Pluck, Texas

Unincorporated area in Texas, United States
31°0′40.69″N 94°44′36.75″W / 31.0113028°N 94.7435417°W / 31.0113028; -94.7435417Country United StatesState TexasCountyPolkTime zoneUTC-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

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pluck
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.
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