Vineyard is an unincorporated community in Jack County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 37 in 2000.
Vineyard, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 33°10′4″N 97°57′59″W / 33.16778°N 97.96639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Jack |
Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 940 |
GNIS feature ID | 1349297[1] |
Geography
editVineyard is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 380 / Texas State Highway 114 and Farm to Market Road 1156 on Beans Creek, 2 mi (3.2 km) south of Wizard Wells and 13 mi (21 km) southeast of Jacksboro in eastern Jack County.[2]
Education
editVineyard had its own school in 1933.[2] Today, the community is served by the Jacksboro Independent School District.
Notable person
edit- Edith Wilmans, lawyer and politician who became the first woman on the Texas State Legislature, lived on a farm in Vineyard in 1935.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vineyard
- ^ a b Vineyard, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ "WILMANS, EDITH EUNICE THERREL". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 14 September 2015.