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Ghost town in Texas, United States
Ora, Texas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 31°16′39″N 94°25′40″W / 31.2774103°N 94.4277023°W / 31.2774103; -94.4277023
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAngelina
Elevation200 ft (60 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code936
GNIS feature ID1382441

Ora is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

Geography

Ora was located midway between Huntington and the Angelina River, 20 mi (32 km) east of Lufkin in eastern Angelina County.

Education

Ora had a school known as the Plank School. It continued to operate in the 1930s. Today, the ghost town is located within the Huntington Independent School District.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ora, Texas
  2. ^ Long, Christopher (1995-09-01). "Ora, TX". tshaonline.org.
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County seat: Lufkin
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