Cottonwood, Brazos County, Texas

For other populated places in Texas with this name, see Cottonwood, Texas.

Cottonwood, Brazos County, Texas
Ghost town
Cottonwood is located in Texas
Cottonwood
Cottonwood
Cottonwood is located in the United States
Cottonwood
Cottonwood
Coordinates: 30°49′44″N 96°20′3″W / 30.82889°N 96.33417°W / 30.82889; -96.33417
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrazos
Elevation
338 ft (103 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code979
GNIS feature ID1379600[1]

Cottonwood 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.

Geography

Cottonwood was located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 974 and 2038, 12 mi (19 km) northeast of Bryan in northern Brazos County.[2]

Education

The Cottonwood Baptist Church that was built in 1910 was used as a school and continued to operate into the 1930s.[2] Today, Cottonwood is located within the Bryan Independent School District.

References

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