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Peacock, Texas
Holloman & Sons Grocery Store
Holloman & Sons Grocery Store
Peacock, Texas is located in Texas
Peacock, Texas
Peacock, Texas
Location in Texas
Peacock, Texas is located in the United States
Peacock, Texas
Peacock, Texas
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Texas
County Stonewall
Elevation
1,877 ft (572 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79542
GNIS feature ID 1364933
Oriana Bridge, Stonewall County, Texas in 2017
Oriana Bridge crossing the Salt Fork Brazos River.

Peacock is an unincorporated community in Stonewall County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 125 in 2000.

Geography

Peacock is located 2 mi (3.2 km) south of U.S. Highway 380 along FM 2211 in west central Stonewall County. The townsite was originally called Alluvia when it was established along the now defunct Stamford and Northwestern Railroad, which stretched from Stamford to Plainview. The rail line crossed the Salt Fork Brazos River just to the southwest of Peacock near the community of Oriana (now a ghost town).

Education

Public education in the community is provided by the Aspermont Independent School District. Its post office closed in 1993.

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