Mountain Home, Texas | |
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| Coordinates:30°10′27″N99°22′37″W / 30.17417°N 99.37694°W /30.17417; -99.37694 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Kerr |
| Elevation | 1,910 ft (580 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-49620[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1342167[1] |
Mountain Home is anunincorporated community inKerr County,Texas, United States, at the intersection ofState Hwy 27 andState Hwy 41.[3] Mountain Home has a post office with the ZIP code 78058.[4]
The community area was the site of an 1878 Indian raid, in which four settlers, all children, were killed.[5]
The first Mountain Home post office was established in 1879,[6] with Hiram L Nelson as the first Postmaster.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Research Station[7] opened on Highway 27 in 1925.
The Texas Catholic Boys Camp[8] was started in Mountain Home in 1951 by the Society of Mary.
Divide Independent School District is the local school district for elementary school.[9] Divide ISD feeds intoIngram Independent School District, which provides secondary education.[10]
120 DIVIDE SCHOOL RD MOUNTAIN HOME
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