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Unincorporated community in Texas
Travis, Texas
Unincorporated community
Travis is located in TexasTravisTravisShow map of TexasTravis is located in the United StatesTravisTravisShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 31°08′08″N 97°00′10″W / 31.13556°N 97.00278°W / 31.13556; -97.00278
Country United States of America
State Texas
County Falls
Elevation469 ft (143 m)
Population
 • Total60
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code76656
Area code254
FIPS code48-46740
GNIS feature ID1370082

Travis is an unincorporated community in southeastern Falls County, Texas, United States. It is named after Travis Fleming Jones, who surveyed the site for the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway, in the 1880s. The population rose to 300 in the 1920s and 1930s, but then decreased to 60 by 1990 and has steadily remained at that figure since.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Travis, Texas
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
Municipalities and communities of Falls County, Texas, United States
County seat: Marlin
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