Texas Place NamesWas Gasoline, Texas, named in honor of a gas station? Nope, but the name does honor the towns original claim to fame: a gasoline powered cotton gin. Is Paris, Texas, a reference to Paris, France? Yes: Thomas Poteet, who donated land for the town site, thought it would be an improvement over Pin Hook, the original name of the Lamar County seat. Ding Dongs story has a nice ring to it; the name was derived from two store owners named Bell, who lived in