Four Corners, Brazoria County, Texas | |
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  Four Corners  Four Corners | |
| Coordinates: 29°0′7″N95°38′44″W / 29.00194°N 95.64556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brazoria |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 979 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034923 [1] |
Four Corners is an unincorporated community in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. [1] It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
Four Corners most likely received this name because of its location. The community had several scattered houses, farms, a few businesses, and a church in 1936, even though the community was not listed by name. There was a business located at the crossroads as late as the 1990s, but there were no population estimates available for the community. [2]
Four Corners is located at the four-way intersection of Farm to Market Roads 524 and 521, 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Brazoria in southwestern Brazoria County, near the Matagorda County line. [2]
Four Corners is served by the Sweeny Independent School District.
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