Mereta (also Fisherville or Lipan)Mereta, Texas

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, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-14. is an

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in eastern Tom Green County,

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, United States. It lies along local roads east of the city of San Angelo, the

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of Tom Green County. Its elevation is 1,755 feet (535 m). Although Mereta is unincorporated, it has a

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, with the ZIP code of 76940;Zip Code Lookup
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for ZIP Code 76940 had a population of 138 at the 2000 census. Mereta was named by the local postmaster in honor of twin sisters, named Meta and Reta, who lived in the area in 1902. The community itself was

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ted in 1904.

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Profile of Mereta
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Unincorporated communities in Tom Green County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{TomGreenCountyTX-geo-stub