Black Ankle, Texas
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Black Ankle, Texas is located in Texas Black Ankle, Texas Location within the state of Texas Black Ankle, Texas is located in the United States Black Ankle, Texas Black Ankle, Texas (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 31°31′26″N 94°0′17″W / 31.52389°N 94.00472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | San Augustine |
| Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1381441[1] |
Black Ankle is an unincorporated community in San Augustine County, Texas, United States. According to tradition, Black Ankle was so named when a woman covered an inconvenient hole in her black stocking with soot.[2] Little remains of the original town.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Ankle, Texas
- ↑ Tarpley, Fred (July 5, 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-292-78693-6.
- ↑ Black Ankle from the Handbook of Texas Online
