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Twitty
Twitty is located in Texas
Twitty
Twitty
Location in Texas
Twitty is located in the United States
Twitty
Twitty
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Texas
County Wheeler
Elevation
2,251 ft (686 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79090
GNIS feature ID 1370382

Twitty is a small place in Wheeler County, Texas, USA. It's called an 'unincorporated community' because it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. It was named after an early settler named Asa Twitty.

About Twitty, Texas

Twitty is located in the state of Texas, which is in the southern part of the United States. It sits in Wheeler County, Texas, a county known for its wide-open spaces. An unincorporated community means that the area is not officially part of a city or town. Instead, it's governed directly by the county.

How Twitty Got Its Name

The community of Twitty was named after one of its first settlers. His name was Asa Twitty. It's common for small towns and communities in the United States to be named after the people who first settled there or helped them grow.

Did Twitty Inspire a Famous Singer?

You might wonder if the name 'Twitty' sounds familiar! It's believed that this small community might have inspired the stage name of a famous country music singer, Conway Twitty. He once said on a TV show that he picked 'Twitty' for his last name after seeing the town on a map. That's a cool way to get a stage name!

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