Click, Llano County, Texas

Click, Texas
Click, Texas

Location within the state of Texas

Coordinates: 30°33′48″N 98°34′26″W / 30.56333°N 98.57389°W / 30.56333; -98.57389Coordinates: 30°33′48″N 98°34′26″W / 30.56333°N 98.57389°W / 30.56333; -98.57389
Country United States
State Texas
County Llano
Elevation 1,043 ft (318 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 325
FIPS code 48[1]
GNIS feature ID 1379560[2]

Click is a ghost town in Llano County, Texas, on County Road 308, southeast of Llano and southwest of Kingsland.[3] The community was named for settler Malachi Click.[4] Many descendants of Malachi Click are buried in the Llano City Cemetery.[5] Benjamin F. Lowe was appointed postmaster when Click got a post office in 1880. The post office was discontinued during World War II.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Heckert-Greene, James B. "TSHA-Click, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "Escapes-Click, Texas". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes – Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Descendents of Malachi Click". Find A Grave. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Llano County postoffices". Jim Wheat. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
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