Goodnight, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
35°02′04″N 101°11′11″W / 35.03444°N 101.18639°W / 35.03444; -101.18639[1]
Goodnight is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Texas, United States.[1] The community is part of the Amarillo Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2000, the population was 18.[2]
History
Goodnight was named for pioneer rancher Charles Goodnight.[3][2]
A folk-rock band called Goodnight, Texas was named after the town of Goodnight, located 1,415 miles (2,277 km) directly between their hometowns of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and San Francisco, California. The band had performed in town three times as of 2017.[4]
The Charles and Mary Ann (Molly) Goodnight Ranch House is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
Geography
Goodnight is located on U.S. Highway 287 at the edge of the Llano Estacado,[2] 14 mi (23 km) southeast of Claude and 40 mi (64 km) southeast of Amarillo[6] in northeastern Armstrong County.
Education
Goodnight's first school was established in 1891, with Goodnight College operating from 1898 through 1917. The school was run in cooperation with the local Baptist church.[2] Today, the community is served by the Clarendon Independent School District.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goodnight, Texas
- ^ a b c d Goodnight, Texas in the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 58.
- ^ Goodnight, Texas Bio Biography of Goodnight, Texas: Tallest Man Records
- ^ Gary W. Smith; Linda Henderson (July 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Goodnight, Charles and Mary Ann (Molly), Ranch House". National Archives. Retrieved May 26, 2018. With historic photos and seven photos from 2007. Downloading may be slow.
- ^ "Goodnight, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
