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Peacock is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in Stonewall County,
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
, United States. According to the
Handbook of Texas The ''Handbook of Texas'' is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). History The original ''Handbook'' was the brainchild of TSHA President Wal ...
, the community had an estimated population of 125 in 2000.


Geography

Peacock is located south of U.S. Highway 380 along FM 2211 in west central Stonewall County. The townsite was originally called Alluvia when it was established along the now defunct Stamford and Northwestern Railroad, which stretched from Stamford to Plainview. The rail line crossed the
Salt Fork Brazos River The Salt Fork Brazos River is a braided, highly intermittent stream about long, heading along the edge of the Llano Estacado about east-southeast of Lubbock, Texas. From its source, it flows generally east-southeastward to join the Double Mou ...
just to the southwest of Peacock near the community of Oriana (now a ghost town).


Education

Public education in the community is provided by the
Aspermont Independent School District Aspermont Independent School District is a public school district based in Aspermont, Texas (USA). The district is located in Stonewall County. History On July 1, 1985, Old Glory Independent School District merged into Aspermont ISD. Fina ...
. Its post office closed in 1993.


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* * Unincorporated communities in Stonewall County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{StonewallCountyTX-geo-stub