Amphion, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
28°59′55″N 98°38′08″W / 28.99861°N 98.63556°W / 28.99861; -98.63556[1]
Amphion is an unincorporated community in Atascosa County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 26 in 2000. It is located within the San Antonio metropolitan area.
History
The soil series known as "Amphion clay loam", classed as a fine, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Pachic Paleustoll, is named after the town.[2]
Geography
Amphion is located just east of Farm to Market Road 2146, 9 mi (14 km) northwest of Pleasanton[3] and 6 mi (9.7 km) southwest of Poteet in west-central Atascosa County.[4]
Education
Today, the community is served by the Jourdanton Independent School District.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amphion, Texas
- ^ Amphion series Archived March 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Amphion, Texas" Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ "Amphion, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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