Travis, Texas Explained

Official Name:Travis, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Travis
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Falls
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:60
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:469
Coordinates:31.1356°N -97.0028°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:76656
Area Code:254
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:48-46740[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1370082

Travis is an unincorporated community in southeastern Falls County, Texas, United States. It is named after Travis Fleming Jones, who surveyed the site for the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway, in the 1880s. The population rose to 300 in the 1920s and 1930s, but then decreased to 60 by 1990 and has steadily remained at that figure since.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.