Welcome to Quarry ...
Quarry is located Quarry is located in Washington County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Quarry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891. Quarry is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Quarry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Quarry - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas, Michigan, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Quarry. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Quarry. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Quarry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quarry. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Quarry. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quarry. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Quarry. See our Newspapers Page for Quarry. Looking for more information about Quarry? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Quarry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Quarry. We originally found mention of Quarry in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Quarry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Quarry in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Quarry.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quarry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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From that list, the Quarry post office opened in 1891.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Quarry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <4> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/