Cuthand, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, US

Cuthand is an unincorporated community in Red River County, Texas, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Cuthand was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1953.[2] According to tradition, the name derives from a pioneer incident in which an Indian injured his hand.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuthand, Texas
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 30.
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Municipalities and communities of Red River County, Texas, United States
County seat: Clarksville
Cities
  • Bogata
  • Clarksville
  • Deport‡
Red River County map
Towns
  • Annona
  • Avery
  • Detroit
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost town
  • Opah
  • Pecan Point
Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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33°28′03″N 95°03′20″W / 33.46750°N 95.05556°W / 33.46750; -95.05556


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