Red Ranger, Texas

Red Ranger, Texas
Unincorporated community
Red Ranger is located in Texas
Red Ranger
Red Ranger
Location within Texas
Red Ranger is located in the United States
Red Ranger
Red Ranger
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 31°00′24″N 97°10′49″W / 31.00667°N 97.18028°W / 31.00667; -97.18028
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBell
Elevation
440 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code254
GNIS feature ID1380424

Red Ranger is an unincorporated community in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 12 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

History

The community was founded by Czech settlers around 1900, including John Simek and Ben Lesikar.

Geography

Red Ranger is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 437 and 940, 11 mi (18 km) southeast of Temple in eastern Bell County.

Education

Red Ranger had its own school in the 1940s. Today, the community is served by the Rogers Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Ranger, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 4 Odintz, Mark. "Red Ranger, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 14, 2022.