Moran, TX

Moran is a city in southeast Shackelford County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census counted 226 residents. Pioneers came to this area as early as the 1860s. During the Civil War, they built the temporary fortress settlement of Mugginsville on Deep Creek 5 miles north of the future town site of Moran. The Moran Historical Museum, established in 1979 by the Moran Historical Society, has several displays of memorabilia devoted to the town's past. Moran is located in the restored former Moran Church of Christ building near the City Park. The school's mascot is the bulldog and the school colors are purple and gold.

The short version is that Moran carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Moran: its past remains attached to the places people use now. Moran is situated at the intersection of Texas State Highway 6 and Farm to Market 576 approximately 15 miles southeast of Albany, 18 miles northwest of Cisco, 29 miles southwest of Breckenridge, and 42 miles east-northeast of Abilene. Nearby creeks include Deep Creek, Post Oak Creek, Battle Creek, and Hubbard Creek. Moran is home to Slide Fire Solutions.