Veribest, Texas facts for kids
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Veribest
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 Veribest
Location in Texas
Veribest
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Tom Green |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1370620 |
Veribest is a small, unincorporated community in Tom Green County, Texas, United States. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a town or city. In 2000, about 40 people lived there. Veribest is part of the larger San Angelo area.
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Where is Veribest Located?
Veribest is found about 11 miles east of San Angelo. It sits in the eastern part of Tom Green County. You can find it along FM 380, a road that connects farms and markets. Brody Caldwell was the person who first started this community.
Veribest's Climate and Weather
The weather in Veribest is usually warm. Summers are hot and humid, meaning the air feels sticky. Winters are generally mild, not too cold. This type of weather is called a humid subtropical climate. On climate maps, it's marked as Cfa.
The History of Veribest
The area where Veribest is located was first settled by a man named Isaac "Ike" Mullins. He arrived there before 1875. However, the community itself didn't really start to grow until the early 1900s.
How Veribest Got Its Name
At first, the settlement was called Mullins, after Isaac Mullins. But in 1926, the people living there wanted to open a post office. They had to change the name because another place in Texas, Mullin, already had a very similar name.
A young woman named Sue Rister helped choose the new name. The mayor asked her in a grocery store to pick a name for the town. She saw a jar of "Veribest" mayonnaise and thought it would be a good name. "Veribest" was a brand name used by a company called Armour & Company for things like canned meats.
Growth and Changes Over Time
Veribest grew quite a bit in the 1930s and 1940s. During this time, about 1,000 people lived in the community. But after World War II, people started to leave. They moved away to find more job opportunities in bigger cities.
Because of this, the number of people living in Veribest stayed around 40 for the rest of the 20th century. In 2005, Veribest still had two churches, a few businesses, and its own post office. It also had a school that taught students from pre-kindergarten all the way through 12th grade.
Education in Veribest
Students in Veribest attend public schools managed by the Veribest Independent School District. This school district provides education for all the children in the community.
