Sidney is an unincorporated community located in Comanche County in the

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. According to the

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, the community had a population of 196 in 2000.

History

The area in what is now known as Sidney today was first settled as early as 1870. The two first settlers in the community were William Yarbrough and JA Wright. It was also named Jimmie's Creek (for a stream nearby) and Round Mountain. The community got its name from John Stapp's son, who served as the postmaster when its post office opened in 1886. In 1883, a store managed by Tom Davis was established. It grew to four stores in 1940 and gained three churches. Its population was 200 during that time. Its population went down by only four residents and remained at 196 through 2000. The community lost a store in 1980. The community's population went down to 148 in 2010. Although Sidney is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP Code of 76474.Zip Code Lookup
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Geography

Sidney is located on Farm to Market Road 1689, about northwest of

Comanche The Comanche or Nʉmʉnʉʉ ( com, Nʉmʉnʉʉ, "the people") are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in La ...

in western Comanche County.

Education

The community's first school was founded in 1877. W.D. Cox was the teacher there. It continued to operate in 1940. The

Sidney Independent School District Sidney Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Sidney, Texas ( USA). The district has one school that serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. Academic achievement In 2009, the schoo ...

serves area students.

References

Unincorporated communities in Texas Unincorporated communities in Comanche County, Texas {{ComancheCountyTX-geo-stub