South Purmela, Texas

South Purmela, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°28′12″N 97°58′20″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Coryell
Elevation	1,076 ft (328 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	254
GNIS feature ID	1368751[1]

South Purmela is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, only three people lived there in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

History

A Methodist church, several businesses, and several scattered houses were extant in the 1980s. Three people lived there in 2000.^[2]

Geography

South Purmela is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 84 and Farm to Market Roads 183 and 932, 13 mi (21 km) northwest of Gatesville and 2 mi (3.2 km) south of Purmela in northwestern Coryell County.^[2]

Education

Today, the community is served by the Evant Independent School District.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Purmela, Texas
2. Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth. "South Purmela, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 13, 2023.