Brazos Point is a ghost town in Bosque County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1]

Brazos Point, Texas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 32°11′13″N 97°37′9″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Bosque
Elevation	630 ft (190 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	254
GNIS feature ID	1331214[1]

History

Charles Walker Smith and Tom Willingham founded Brazos Point when they built a store, a cotton gin, and a mill along the banks of the Brazos River. A post office was established at Brazos Point in 1873 and remained in operation until 1896. The community was also home to Brazos Point Community Church. It had a steam-powered cotton gin, a gristmill, a general store, and a physician supporting 200 residents in the mid-1880s. It plunged to 75 in 1896 and moved to Farm to Market Road 56 for better business opportunities. Its population was 50 from 1933 to 1947 but seemingly disappeared soon after.[2]

Geography

Brazos Point was located off Farm to Market Road 56, 11 mi (18 km) northeast of Walnut Springs and 50 mi (80 km) northwest of Waco in northeastern Bosque County.[2]

Education

Brazos Point had its own school in 1860.[2] Today, Brazos Point is located within the Kopperl Independent School District.

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