Darden, Texas

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Darden, Texas
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Darden
Coordinates: 33°18′0.43″N94°34′52″W / 33.3001194°N 94.58111°W / 33.3001194; -94.58111
Country United States
State Texas
County Bowie
Elevation
279 ft (85 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1380838 [1]

Darden is a ghost town in Bowie County, Texas, United States.

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History

Darden was originally called Brownstone for Randolph H. Brown and was established on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway in the late 1890s. [2]

Geography

Darden was located off U.S. Highway 67, 15 mi (24 km) southwest of Boston in southwestern Bosque County. It lies in the low hills of the Sulphur Fork of the Red River. Bassett is also located 2 mi (3.2 km) northeast of Darden. [2]

Education

Darden is located within the Simms Independent School District.

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References

  1. "Darden". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 Hazlewood, Claudia. "Darden, TX (Bowie County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 20, 2022.