Poolville | |
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Poolville
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Coordinates: | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Parker |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 76487 |
FIPS code | |
GNIS feature ID | 1344355 |
Poolville is an unincorporated town in Parker County, Texas, United States located along Farm Road 920, about seventeen miles northwest of Weatherford, the county seat. It is home to a few hundred residents, and a school district with three campuses, a seed company, a post office (ZIP code 76487), a convenience store, and a storage facility. There are three churches: Methodist, Southern Baptist, and Church of Christ. The United Methodist and the Church of Christ Church buildings are located just west of the town square behind the seed company.
An eight-month drought brought fires to Poolville.
Rodeo announcer Bob Tallman operates a ranch near Poolville.
Orville Bullington, a Wichita Falls attorney and the 1932 Republican gubernatorial nominee against Miriam Ferguson, was reared in Poolville.
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