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Nemo is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in eastern Somervell County,
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, United States.


Description

The community is located at the intersection of
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s
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and
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and had a population of 56 in 1990. The community is part of the
Granbury micropolitan area The Granbury micropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of one counties in North Central Texas, anchored by the city of Granbury. As of the 2000 census, the area had a population of 47, ...
. Settlement of the area began in the mid-19th century. Originally called Johnson Station after local settler Jimmie Johnson, residents attempted to receive a post office designation under the same name. The postal authorities, however, suggested a shorter name be used. When the residents met to choose a name, one man argued for the name Nemo, which was
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for "no one." He also said that if Johnson's name was not good enough, "then no one's was." In 1893, a post office branch under the name Nemo was established. Nemo's population has never exceeded 60 persons and the community's few students are served by the
Glen Rose Independent School District Glen Rose Independent School District is a public school district based in Glen Rose, Texas, Glen Rose, Texas (United States). Glen Rose ISD covers most of Somervell County, Texas, Somervell County and includes the unincorporated communit ...
. In the year 2000, Brazos River Charter School opened in Nemo serving the town and the surrounding communities of
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, Cleburne,
Granbury Granbury is a city in and the county seat of Hood County, Texas, United States. As of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, the city's population was 10,958, and it is the principal city of the Granbury micropolitan area, Granbury micro ...
,
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, George's Creek, and Walnut Springs amongst others.


See also

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List of unincorporated communities in Texas This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Texas, listed by county. This may include disincorporated communities, towns with no incorporated status, ghost towns, or census-designated places. See also *List of cities i ...


References


External links

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Nemo - Texas Escapes Online Magazine
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