Cut, Texas

Not to be confused with Cut and Shoot, Texas.

Cut, Texas
Unincorporated community
Cut is located in Texas
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Cut
Cut is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 31°13′19″N 95°28′55″W / 31.22194°N 95.48194°W / 31.22194; -95.48194
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHouston
Elevation
[1]
371 ft (113 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75835

Cut (also known as Paso or Paso Switch) is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States.[1] Cut is located on Texas State Highway 19, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Crockett. The town was founded around a watering rest stop along the Houston and Great Northern Railroad, and was originally called Paso or Paso Switch, and was renamed in 1900. By the 1990s, Cut had been abandoned.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cut". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Long, Christopher. "Cut, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 13, 2012.


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