Brazos Point is a ghost town in

Bosque County Bosque County ( ) is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,235. Its county seat is Meridian, while Clifton is the largest city and the cultural/financial center of th ...

, in the U.S. state of Texas.

History

Charles Walker Smith and Tom Willingham founded Brazos Point when they built a store, a

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, and a mill along the banks of the

Brazos River The Brazos River ( , ), called the ''Río de los Brazos de Dios'' (translated as "The River of the Arms of God") by early Spanish explorers, is the 11th-longest river in the United States at from its headwater source at the head of Blackwater Dr ...

. 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.

Geography

Brazos Point was located off Farm to Market Road 56, northeast of

Walnut Springs Walnut Springs is a city located in Bosque County in Central Texas. The population was 827 at the 2010 census. Geography Walnut Springs is located at (32.058353, –97.749190). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a to ...

and northwest of Waco in northeastern Bosque County.

Education

Brazos Point had its own school in 1860. Today, Brazos Point is located within the

Kopperl Independent School District Kopperl Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Kopperl, Texas (USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Conti ...

References

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