Dull, Texas

Dull is a ghost town in La Salle County, Texas, United States.

Dull, Texas
Dull, Texas
Dull, Texas
Coordinates: 28°26′42″N 98°55′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyLa Salle
Elevation
348 ft (106 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1378235[1]

History

Brothers James and Andrew Dull owned a large ranch in La Salle County in the late 1800s.[2] Tracts of the ranch were sold when it closed in 1901, and the community of Dullnamed after the ranchwas established in 1912 on one of those tracts.[3][4]

The settlement was located along the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad. A post officeestablished in 1913changed its name to "Nettaville" in 1915, and closed in 1919.[3][4]

During the 1940s, oil from a nearby well was loaded onto tank cars at Dull and then shipped by rail.[5]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dull
  2. Carson, David (July 20, 2015). "The Old San Antonio Road in East La Salle County". Texascounties.net.
  3. "Dull, Texas". Texasescapes.com. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. Leffler, John (June 12, 2010). "Dull, Tx". Handbook of Texas Online.
  5. La Salle County. Arcadia. 2010. p. 8.
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