Click, Texas
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Ghost town in Texas, United States
Click, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 30°33′48′′N 98°34′26′′W / 30.56333°N 98.57389°W / 30.56333; -98.57389 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Llano |
| Elevation | 1,043 ft (318 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 325 |
| FIPS code | 48[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1379560[1] |
Click is a ghost town in Llano County, Texas, United States, on County Road 308, southeast of Llano and southwest of Kingsland.[3] The community was named for settler Malachi Click.[4] At its peak, the population was 20 people. Benjamin F. Lowe was appointed postmaster when Click got a post office in 1880. The post office was discontinued during World War II.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Click, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Heckert-Greene, James B. "TSHA-Click, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ "Escapes-Click, Texas". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes – Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ "Llano County postoffices". Jim Wheat. Retrieved February 23, 2011.