Macey is a
ghost town
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in
Brazos County
Brazos County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 233,849. The county seat is Bryan. Along with Brazoria County, the county is named for the Brazos River, which forms its western border. The c ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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.
It is located within the
Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.
History
Macey was named for William Macy, who moved to the area from
Indiana
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and bought land in 1869 from Thomas James' land grant. He was the uncle of outlaws
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and
Jesse James
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, who hid out in his home from authorities in
Missouri
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. This caused Macey to be a crime-ridden community, with the most common criminal act being robberies. A post office was established at Macey in 1874 and remained in operation until 1905. It operated inside Samuel Lipscombe's general store. It continued to operate in 1884 alongside a church, a
gristmill
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, two cotton gins, and 150 inhabitants. The population plummeted to 60 as of 1950, with another general store being built and a physician's office. There were several scattered houses, a church, and a cemetery in 1948. It continued to be listed on maps in 1982, but with no further information.
Geography
Macey was located south of the intersection of
Farm to Market Road 1940 and the
Old Spanish Road, north of
Bryan in far northeastern Brazos County.
Education
Macey had its own school in 1884.
Today, Macey is located within the
Bryan Independent School District
Bryan Independent School District is a public school district based in Bryan, Texas (USA). It also serves rural areas in northern Brazos County, and a small portion of Robertson County.
Within Brazos County it includes Bryan, Kurten, Lake Br ...
.
References
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Ghost towns in Texas