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Chinati, Texas

Coordinates: 29°49′27″N 104°36′21″W / 29.82417°N 104.60583°W / 29.82417; -104.60583
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Chinati, Texas
Unincorporated community
Chinati, Texas is located in Texas
Chinati, Texas
Chinati, Texas
Location within Texas
Coordinates: 29°49′27″N 104°36′21″W / 29.82417°N 104.60583°W / 29.82417; -104.60583
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyPresidio
Elevation2,694 ft (821 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79843
Area code432
GNIS feature ID2034438[1]

Chinati is an unincorporated community in Presidio County, Texas, United States.

It is named after the surrounding Chinati Mountain Range.[2]

The word "chinati" derives from the Apache word ch'íná'itíh, which means gate or mountain pass.[3]

Education

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Chinati is zoned to schools in the Presidio Independent School District.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chinati, Texas
  2. ^ United States Geological Survey. Adobes, TX quadrangle, Chinati, Texas (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey – via TopoQuest.
  3. ^ Smith, Julia Cauble. "Chinati, TX". TSHA Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.