Alco, Texas

Alco, Texas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 31°21′08″N 94°34′14″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Angelina
Elevation	282 ft (86 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	936
GNIS feature ID	1381297[1]

Alco is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.

History

Alco started as a flag station around 1911 after the Angelina and Neches River Railroad built through the community. There was a sawmill and a few houses in the 1930s. The sawmill closed during World War II and Alco became a ghost town. Only a few scattered, abandoned houses remained in the 1990s.[2]

Geography

Alco was located on the Angelina and Neches River Railroad, 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Lufkin in northeastern Angelina County.[2]

Education

Alco had its school in the 1930s.[2] Today, the ghost town is located within the Huntington Independent School District.

See also

• List of ghost towns in Texas

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alco, Texas
2. Long, Christopher (1994-11-01). "Alco, TX". tshaonline.org.