Pluck | |
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| Nickname: Stryker | |
  Pluck Location within the state of Texas  Pluck Pluck (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 31°0′40.69″N 94°44′36.75″W / 31.0113028°N 94.7435417°W | |
| Country | 
United States |
| State | 
Texas |
| County | Polk |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Pluck is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Texas, United States. [1]
History
A variant name was "Stryker." [1] A post office called Stryker was established in 1885, and closed in 1913, and a post office called Pluck was in operation from 1918 until 1951. [2] The origin of the name "Pluck" is obscure. [3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pluck
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.
Municipalities and communities of
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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