Union 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.
Union, Brazos County, Texas | |
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  Union  Union | |
| Coordinates: 30°51′48″N 96°18′37″W / 30.86333°N 96.31028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brazos |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 979 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380693[1] |
History
editThe area in what is now Union today may have first been settled in the early 1900s. It only had a church and several scattered dwellings in the 1930s, but never had a population recorded.[2]
Geography
editUnion was located on Farm to Market Road 974, 14 mi (23 km) northeast of Bryan in northern Brazos County.[2]
Education
editUnion had its own school in the 1930s.[2] Today, Union is located within the Bryan Independent School District.
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union, Brazos County, Texas
- ^ a b c Jasinski, Laurie E. (July 8, 2005). "Union, TX (Brazos County)". tshaonline.org.