Mereta | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Texas |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tom Green |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1755 |
Coordinates: | 31.4572°N -100.1408°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 76940 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1362628 |
Mereta (also Fisherville or Lipan)[1] is an unincorporated community in eastern Tom Green County, Texas, United States. It lies along local roads east of the city of San Angelo, the county seat of Tom Green County.[2] Its elevation is 1,755 feet (535 m). Although Mereta is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76940;[3] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 76940 had a population of 138 at the 2000 census.[4]
Mereta was named by the local postmaster in honor of twin sisters, named Meta and Reta, who lived in the area in 1902. The community itself was platted in 1904.