Brazos Point, Texas | |
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  Brazos Point  Brazos Point | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′13″N97°37′9″W / 32.18694°N 97.61917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bosque |
| Elevation | 630 ft (190 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 254 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1331214 [1] |
Brazos Point is a ghost town in Bosque County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1]
Charles Walker Smith and Tom Willingham founded Brazos Point when they built a store, a cotton gin, and a mill along the banks of the Brazos River. A post office was established at Brazos Point in 1873 and remained in operation until 1896. The community was also home to Brazos Point Community Church. It had a steam-powered cotton gin, a gristmill, a general store, and a physician supporting 200 residents in the mid-1880s. It plunged to 75 in 1896 and moved to Farm to Market Road 56 for better business opportunities. Its population was 50 from 1933 to 1947 but seemingly disappeared soon after. [2]
Brazos Point was located off Farm to Market Road 56, 11 mi (18 km) northeast of Walnut Springs and 50 mi (80 km) northwest of Waco in northeastern Bosque County. [2]
Brazos Point had its own school in 1860. [2] Today, Brazos Point is located within the Kopperl Independent School District.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |