Union, Brazos County, Texas

Union, Brazos County, Texas
Ghost town
Union is located in Texas
Union
Union
Union is located in the United States
Union
Union
Coordinates: 30°51′48″N 96°18′37″W / 30.86333°N 96.31028°W / 30.86333; -96.31028
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrazos
Elevation
305 ft (93 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code979
GNIS feature ID1380693[1]

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.

History

The 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

Union was located on Farm to Market Road 974, 14 mi (23 km) northeast of Bryan in northern Brazos County.[2]

Education

Union had its own school in the 1930s.[2] Today, Union is located within the Bryan Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union, Brazos County, Texas
  2. ^ a b c Jasinski, Laurie E. (July 8, 2005). "Union, TX (Brazos County)". tshaonline.org.