Arnett, Coryell County, Texas

For the city in Oklahoma, see Arnett, Oklahoma.

Arnett is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

Arnett, Coryell County, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°26′43″N 97°53′29″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Coryell
Elevation	1,024 ft (312 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	254
GNIS feature ID	1351262[1]

History

The Arnett area was first settled in the 1880s and may have been named for the friend of an early settler surnamed Johnson. A post office was established at Arnett in 1903 and remained in operation until 1906.^[2]

Geography

Arnett is located on U.S. Highway 84, 9 mi (14 km) west of Gatesville in west-central Coryell County.^[2]

Education

Arnett has been a part of the Gatesville Independent School District since the mid-1950s.^[2]