Nursery, Texas

Nursery, Texas
unincorporated community
Nursery, Texas
Nursery, Texas

Location within the state of Texas

Coordinates: 28°55′25″N 97°05′55″W / 28.92361°N 97.09861°W / 28.92361; -97.09861Coordinates: 28°55′25″N 97°05′55″W / 28.92361°N 97.09861°W / 28.92361; -97.09861
Country United States
State Texas
County Victoria
Elevation 131 ft (40 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 361
FIPS code 48-52752[1]
GNIS feature ID 1364246[2]

Nursery is an unincorporated community in Victoria County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Victoria Metropolitan Statistical Area.

On April 12, 1833, Silvestre De León and his wife Rosalie received a 4,428-acre tract of land from the Mexican government. Nursery was founded in 1884 on part of that land.[3][4]

The Nursery Independent School District serves area elementary school students in grades kindergarten through five, while sixth- through 12th-graders attend the nearby districts of Cuero and Victoria.

References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Nursery, Texas". Texas Escapes. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  4. Roell, Craig H. "TSHA-Nursery, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
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