Brush Prairie, Texas

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Brush Prairie
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Brush Prairie
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Brush Prairie
Brush Prairie (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°05′28.7″N95°18′29.6″W / 31.091306°N 95.308222°W / 31.091306; -95.308222
Country United States
State Texas
County Trinity
Elevation
203 ft (62 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Brush Prairie, also known as Brushy Creek, is a community founded in 1900 in Trinity County, Texas, United States on FM 1280,[ clarification needed ] 11 miles from Groveton, near Zion Hill. [2]

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References

  1. Map of Communities, Label Location. Trinity County Beginnings. Trinity County Book Committee. 1986.
  2. "Brush Prairie, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 3, 2015.