Lissie, Texas
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Lissie is an unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 70 in 2000.{{cite web | url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnl32 |title=Handbook of Texas Online: LISSIE, TX |last=Hudgins |first=Merle R. |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |accessdate=2009-10-19}} It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
History
Geography
Lissie is located along U.S. Highway 90A, {{convert|10|mi|km|abbr=on}} west of East Bernard and {{convert|6.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} east of Eagle Lake on the Southern Pacific Railroad in northern Wharton County.{{cite web | url= http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasGulfCoastTowns/Lissie-Texas.htm | title= Lissie, Texas | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | date= | accessdate = 2023-03-27}}
Education
Since 1956, Lissie has been served by the East Bernard Independent School District.
Notable person
Gallery
File:Lissie TX Sign on US 90A.JPG|Lissie sign on US 90A looking southeast
File:Lissie TX Post Office.JPG|Post office
File:Lissie TX Grain Elevator.JPG|New grain elevator south of Lissie
File:Lissie TX Methodist Church.JPG|United Methodist Church
File:Lissie TX Old Grain Storage.JPG|Disused grain storage facility along US 90A
File:80-G-45376 (25824884997).jpg|The family of Johnnie David Hutchins stands in front of the Hutchins cottage in Lissie after he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor (April 1944).
References
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External links
- {{Gnis|1340001|Lissie, Texas}}
{{Wharton County, Texas}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Wharton County, Texas