Arney is a

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in Castro County,

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, United States. Founded 1901, it was named for the Arney settler family. A post office operated from 1902 to 1912, located in postmaster William D. Robinson's house. A school—built on land donated by C. H. Cox—was built in 1905, and was consolidated by Dimmitt Independent School District in 1945, leaving the schoolhouse—received a

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from the

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in 1985—as a community center. By 2000, it was not considered a community.

References

{{Castro County, Texas 1901 establishments in Texas 2000 disestablishments in Texas Geography of Castro County, Texas Ghost towns in Texas