Mountain Home, Texas
Unincorporated community
Mountain Home is located in Texas
Mountain Home
Mountain Home
Mountain Home is located in the United States
Mountain Home
Mountain Home
Coordinates: 30°10′29″N 99°22′49″W / 30.17472°N 99.38028°W / 30.17472; -99.38028
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyKerr
Elevation
1,909 ft (582 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code830
FIPS code48-49620[1]
GNIS feature ID1342167[2]

Mountain Home is an unincorporated community in Kerr County, Texas, United States, at the intersection of State Hwy 27 and State Hwy 41.[3] Mountain Home has a post office with the ZIP code 78058.[4]

The first Mountain Home post office was established in 1879,[5] with Hiram L Nelson as the first Postmaster.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Research Station[6] opened on Highway 27 in 1925.

The Texas Catholic Boys Camp[7] was started in Mountain Home in 1951 by the Society of Mary.

Education

Divide Independent School District is the local school district for elementary school.[8] Divide ISD feeds into Ingram Independent School District, which provides secondary education.[9]

Notable person

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Oehler, Herbert E: Mountain Home from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 4 June 2010. Texas State Historical Association
  4. ↑ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  5. ↑ "Mountain Home Postmasters". Jim Wheat. Retrieved June 4, 2010.Jim Wheat
  6. ↑ "Fisheries Research Station". Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Texas Catholic Boys Camp". TECABOCA. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Texas School Directory, 2020-21" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. p. 8 (PDF p. 14/414). Retrieved July 3, 2022. 120 DIVIDE SCHOOL RD MOUNTAIN HOME
  9. ↑ "Texas School Performance Review Divide Independent School District" (PDF). Texas Comptroller. June 14, 2002. p. 3/125.


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