Choice, Texas

Choice is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Texas.[1]

History

A post office called Choice was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1954.[2] According to tradition, the community's name stems from the literal reading of a postal form's instruction to "pick your choice".[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Choice, Texas
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 23.



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