Twitty, Texas

Twitty is an unincorporated community in Wheeler County, Texas, United States. It was named after an early settler Asa Twitty.[2]

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Location within the state of Texas
Twitty is located in the United States
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Twitty (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°18′50″N 100°14′10″W / 35.31389°N 100.23611°W / 35.31389; -100.23611
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWheeler
Elevation2,251 ft (686 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79090
GNIS feature ID1370382[1]

It may have been the origin of the stage name of the country singer Conway Twitty.[3] On the March 30, 1989, episode of Late Night with David Letterman, Conway Twitty stated that he chose his stage last name after seeing Twitty, Texas, on a map.[citation needed]

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