Boys Ranch, Texas
Encyclopedia
Boys Ranch is an unincorporated community
in northeastern Oldham County, Texas
, United States
, on the site of the original county seat, Tascosa. It lies along U.S. Route 385 northeast of the city of Vega
, the county seat
of Oldham County. Its elevation is 3,186 feet (971 m). Although Boys Ranch is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 79010.
Boys Ranch is served by the Boys Ranch Independent School District
and Boys Ranch High School
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in northeastern Oldham County, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, on the site of the original county seat, Tascosa. It lies along U.S. Route 385 northeast of the city of Vega
Vega, Texas
Vega is a city in Oldham County, Texas, United States. It is the county seat of Oldham County . The population was 936 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2009, U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 896....
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Oldham County. Its elevation is 3,186 feet (971 m). Although Boys Ranch is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 79010.
Boys Ranch is served by the Boys Ranch Independent School District
Boys Ranch Independent School District
Boys Ranch Independent School District is a public school district in Oldham County, Texas .The district is a "special purpose" school district which serves Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, a facility for at-risk youth...
and Boys Ranch High School
Boys Ranch High School
Boys Ranch High School is 1A school located in the Texas Panhandle, 36 miles northwest of Amarillo, Texas. The school is a part of the Boys Ranch Independent School District located at Cal Farley's Boys Ranch...
.