Pluck, Texas

Pluck is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Texas, United States.[1]

Pluck
Nickname(s): 
Stryker
Pluck
Location within the state of Texas
Pluck
Pluck (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°0′40.69″N 94°44′36.75″W
Country United States
State Texas
CountyPolk
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

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


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