Country United States County Kerr FIPS code 48-49620 Elevation 582 m Local time Monday 6:00 AM | State Texas Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1342167 Population 96 (2000) Area code 830 | |
Weather 14°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Mountain Home is an unincorporated community in Kerr County, Texas, United States, at the intersection of State Hwy 27 and State Hwy 41. Although it is unincorporated, Mountain Home has a post office, with the ZIP code of 78058. It was here the infamous Texas Slave Ranch was located. Hitch hikers and drifters were picked up and put to work at the Slave Ranch making key chains and cheap souvenirs, now very much in demand by collectors. No bodies were ever found, but survivors helped the police locate a huge fire pit full of bone fragments,
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Map of Mountain Home, TX 78058, USA
The first Mountain Home post office was established in 1879, with Hiram L Nelson as the first Postmaster.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Research Station opened on Highway 27 in 1925.
The Texas Catholic Boys Camp was started in Mountain Home in 1951 by the Society of Mary.
Notable people
Billy and Vincent dowdy are the father and son owners of the Garven Store in the Mountain home area it's been there since 1932, they have gas and jerky.