Editing Uncertain, Texas (section)

==History==

The city of Uncertain was incorporated in 1961 as a Type B general law city, with a [[mayor]] and five [[aldermen]] on an at-large basis.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cityofuncertain.com/history.html |title= City of Uncertain Texas |publisher= City of Uncertain Texas |access-date= July 27, 2012 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120614112313/http://www.cityofuncertain.com/history.html |archive-date= June 14, 2012 }}</ref>

Uncertain  has been noted for its [[Place names considered unusual|unusual place name]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/08/09/from-bug-tussle-to-tarzan-here-are-40-of-the-oddest-texas-town-names-and-the-stories-behind-them/ | title=From Bug Tussle to Tarzan, here are 40 of the oddest Texas town names | publisher=Click2Houston | access-date=23 August 2020}}</ref> According to tradition, the town derives its name from the original application for township where the name for it had not been decided. Therefore when the original residents filled out the application they put "Uncertain" in the blank for the name. When the township was given, it then became "Uncertain".{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}