Truscott, Texas | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Image Alt: | Image of Truscott |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Label: | Truscott |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Texas |
Coordinates: | 33.7543°N -99.8112°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Knox |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Rolling Plains |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1880s |
Founder: | J.J. Truscott |
Unit Pref: | US |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation Ft: | 1526 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 806 |
Truscott is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 50.[2]
It is located at 33.7542°N -99.8111°W (33.7542544, -99.8112042), along FM 1756 in north central Knox County, approximately 100 miles north of Abilene.[3]
The community was settled in the 1880s and was named after J.J. Truscott, a local pioneer. The population peaked at around 500 in 1940 and declined thereafter.[2]
Public education in the community of Truscott is provided by the Crowell Independent School District.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Truscott has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Truscott was 118F on June 28, 1994 and June 20, 2011, while the coldest temperature recorded was -10F on December 22 - 23, 1989.