Friday, Texas

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Friday, Texas
Unincorporated community
Friday, Texas
Coordinates: 31°06′30″N 95°15′44″W / 31.10833°N 95.26222°W / 31.10833; -95.26222Coordinates: 31°06′30″N 95°15′44″W / 31.10833°N 95.26222°W / 31.10833; -95.26222
Country United States
State Texas
County Trinity
Elevation 276 ft (84 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 936
GNIS feature ID 1379803[1]

Friday (also known as Ellis Prairie) is an unincorporated community in Trinity County.[1] The community is located along Farm to Market Road 1280 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Groveton. A school opened in Friday in 1884, and a post office opened in 1903. The post office closed in 1955, and by the 1990s Friday had a store, a community center, and some homes. Its population was 99 in 2000.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Friday". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 
  2. Long, Christopher. "Friday, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 12, 2012. 
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