Lane City, Texas Explained

Official Name:Lane City, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Lane City
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wharton
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:85
Coordinates:29.2161°N -96.0264°W
Area Code:979
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1360924

Lane City is an unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 111 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metro area.

History

On December 2, 1953, an F2 tornado struck Lane City, pushing two farmhouses off their foundations. It caused $2,500 in damages.[1]

Lane City has a post office with the ZIP code 77453.[2]

Geography

Lane City is situated on Texas State Highway 60 on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 10miles southeast of Wharton and 15miles north of Bay City in southeastern Wharton County. It is also three miles east of the Colorado River.[3]

Education

Lane City had its own school in 1909. In 1948, a school consolidation election failed, but students from Lane City were allowed to attend Wharton High School, as Lane City had no high school teachers. It joined the Wharton Independent School District in 1957.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texas Event Report: F2 Tornado . NCDC . National Climatic Data Center . 1 July 2020.
  2. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. Web site: Lane City, Texas . Texas Escapes Online Magazine . 2023-03-27.