Hasima, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 29°1′42″N95°46′28″W / 29.02833°N 95.77444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Brazoria |
Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 979 |
GNIS feature ID | 1379905 [1] |
Hasima is a ghost town in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. [1] It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
Hasima is located 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Sweeny on the Linnville Bayou in southwestern Brazoria County, forming its border with Matagorda County. [2]
From 1918 to 1937, Hasima had a single school When it closed, the remaining students went to school in Bay City and Van Vleck. [2] Today, Hasima is located within the Sweeny Independent School District.
Brazoria County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 372,031. The county seat is Angleton.
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