Choice, Texas

Choice is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Texas, United States.^[1]

A post office called Choice was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1954.^[2] According to tradition, the community's name stems from the literal reading of a postal form's instruction to "pick your choice".^[3]

[1]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Choice, Texas
[2]
"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
[3]
Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 23.

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[1] [1]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Choice, Texas

[2] [2]
"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

[3] [3]
Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 23.

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