Travis, Texas

Travis, Texas
Unincorporated community
Travis
Travis
Coordinates: 31°8′7″N 97°0′9″W / 31.13528°N 97.00250°W / 31.13528; -97.00250Coordinates: 31°8′7″N 97°0′9″W / 31.13528°N 97.00250°W / 31.13528; -97.00250
Country  United States of America
State  Texas
County Falls
Elevation 473 ft (144 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 60
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 76656
Area code(s) 254
FIPS code 48-46740[1]
GNIS feature ID 1362189[2]

Travis is an unincorporated community in southeast Falls County, Texas, United States. It is named after Travis Fleming Jones, who surveyed the site for the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway in the 1880s. The population was up to 300 in the 1920s and 1930s, but has decreased to 60 by 1990 and has steadily remained at that figure since.

Education

Travis is home to Rosebud-Lott High School, part of the Rosebud-Lott I.S.D.

References


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