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Nickleberry, Texas

Coordinates: 33°08′48″N 94°31′13″W / 33.14667°N 94.52028°W / 33.14667; -94.52028
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Nickleberry, Texas
Nickleberry is located in Texas
Nickleberry
Nickleberry
Nickleberry is located in the United States
Nickleberry
Nickleberry
Coordinates: 33°08′48″N 94°31′13″W / 33.14667°N 94.52028°W / 33.14667; -94.52028
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCass
Elevation
394 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)903 & 430
GNIS feature ID1378756[1]

Nickleberry is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, there were no population estimates available for the community in 2000.

History

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Nickleberry was most likely named for Tip Nickleberry's family, who lived in the area in the early 1900s. The community had a church and a business in 1983. It was listed on county maps in 2000, but there were no population estimates available.[2]

Geography

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Nickleberry is located on Farm to Market Road 1399, 2 mi (3.2 km) southeast of Marietta in northwestern Cass County.[2]

Education

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Nickleberry became the focus of a county school district in the 1940s for African American students. The school continued to operate in 1983.[2] Today, the community is served by the Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District.

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