Tarzan
Location of Tarzan within the state of Texas
Tarzan is an unincorporated community in Martin County, Texas, United States. In 1990, Tarzan had approximately six occupied homes, a post office, cotton gin and a crossroads store to serve the local farming area.[1]
The Grady Independent School District serves area students.
The community was named after Edgar Rice Burroughs' fictional character Tarzan.[2] It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[3]
- ^ Tarzan Gets a Lot of Letters, Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas), February 25, 1990, page 59
- ^ Holtsmark, Erling B. (1986). Edgar Rice Burroughs. Boston: Twain Publishers. pp. 9–10. ISBN 0-8057-7459-9.
- ^ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. xii.