Black Ankle is an unincorporated community in San Augustine County, Texas, United States.
Black Ankle, Texas | |
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  Black Ankle, Texas Location within the state of Texas  Black Ankle, Texas Black Ankle, Texas (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 31°31′26″N 94°0′17″W / 31.52389°N 94.00472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | San Augustine |
| Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1381441[1] |
According to tradition, Black Ankle was so named when a woman covered an inconvenient hole in her black stocking with soot.[2] Little remains of the original town.[3]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Ankle, Texas
- ^ Tarpley, Fred (July 5, 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-292-78693-6.
- ^ Black Ankle from the Handbook of Texas Online
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