Soncy, Texas
Soncy was an unincorporated community in Potter County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is now largely within the city limits of Amarillo, Texas. Soncy joins St. Francis Blvd which runs east to west in the north section of town with Hollywood Road routing west to east in the south section of town.
Soncy, Texas | |
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Historical unincorporated community | |
  Soncy  Soncy | |
| Coordinates: 35°11′20″N 101°56′33″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Potter |
| Elevation | 3,730 ft (1,140 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature IDdoo | 1380572[1] |
Soncy is a main thoroughfare in the west and intersects the belt road in Amarillo. The town is geographically located between Interstate 40 and the former U.S. Route 66 in the Texas Panhandle.
In the early 1930s, the United States Bureau of Mines and United States Department of War constructed an industrial gas extraction plant known as the Amarillo Helium Plant within the vicinity of Soncy, Texas.[2]
References
- "Soncy, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Amarillo Helium Plant - Potter County ~ Marker Number: 144". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. 1965.
External links
- Anderson, H. Allen. "Soncy, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
Municipalities and communities of Potter County, Texas, United States | ||
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| City |  Potter County map | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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