Reliance, Texas

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Reliance, Texas
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Reliance
Coordinates: 30°44′36″N96°14′21″W / 30.74333°N 96.23917°W / 30.74333; -96.23917
Country United States
State Texas
County Brazos
Elevation
308 ft (94 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 979
GNIS feature ID1380433 [1]

Reliance is a ghost town in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.

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Geography

Reliance was located three miles east of U.S. Highway 190 on Farm to Market Road 1179, 9 mi (14 km) north of Bryan in northeastern Brazos County. [2]

Education

In the 1905–1906 school year, Reliance had a school with 91 students and two teachers, who also taught in nearby Independence. It continued to operate as of 1948. [2] Today, Reliance is located within the Bryan Independent School District.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reliance, Texas
  2. 1 2 McCaughey, Molly Kate. "Reliance, TX". tshaonline.org. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
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