Welcome to Maverick ...
So far, we found very little information about Maverick. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Maverick to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Maverick, please Contact Us.
Maverick was located in the Texas Panhandle.
Maverick would have been located within present day Runnels County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Maverick, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Maverick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Maverick: The named for Samuel Augustus Maverick, an early settler in the area.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Maverick is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Maverick was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Maverick once stood is in the (325) area code.
Communities Also Named Maverick ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Maverick - it's located in Arizona.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maverick.
Communities near Maverick ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Maverick.
- Ballinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballinger
- Ballinger is located in Runnels County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballinger <5>
- Winters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winters have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters
- Winters is located in Runnels County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winters <5>
- Robert Lee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Lee
- Robert Lee is located in Coke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robert Lee <5>
- Bronte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronte have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronte
- Bronte is located in Coke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronte <5>
- Miles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Miles is located in Runnels County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <5>
- Blackwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Blackwell is located in Coke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackwell <5>
- Norton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Runnels County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <5>
- Tennyson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
- Tennyson is located in Coke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennyson <5>
- Orient
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Rowena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
- Rowena is located in Runnels County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowena <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Maverick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maverick.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maverick. 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 Maverick.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Maverick. See our Newspapers Page for Maverick.
Adding Maverick to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Maverick 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 Maverick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Maverick post office opened in 1883.
We also found Maverick in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Maverick.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Maverick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Runnels, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maverick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |