Official Name: | Victory City, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Victory City |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bowie |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 354 |
Coordinates: | 33.465°N -94.2369°W |
Area Code: | 903 & 430 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1370639 |
Victory City is an unincorporated community in Bowie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 250 in 2000. It is located within the Texarkana metropolitan area.
Victory City was founded in the early 1940s when the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant was built and was platted at the entrance to the plant. It was renamed this for the "patriotic" sentiment while soldiers fought in World War II. While many residents worked at the plant, Victory City also had a few businesses and several scattered houses. Its population was recorded as 250 in 2000 and has a cemetery in Hooks.[1]
Victory City is located just north of Interstate 30 on the Texas and Pacific Railway[1] and U.S. Highway 82, 11miles west of Texarkana[1] and 1.4miles west of Leary in east-central Bowie County.[2]
Victory City is served by the Leary Independent School District.