Rocky Springs, Texas

Rocky Springs, Texas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 31°19′25″N 94°35′44″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Angelina
Elevation [1]	331 ft (101 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	936
GNIS feature ID	1383720[1]

Rocky Springs 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

Rocky Springs had several houses in the late 1930s. Many residents left the area, but a church and cemetery were in the community as late as the 1980s. Its cemetery was shown on maps in 2000.[2]

Geography

Rocky Springs was located on Farm to Market Road 1475, 8 mi (13 km) east of Lufkin in east-central Angelina County.[2]

Education

Rocky Springs 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: Rocky Springs, Texas
2. Long, Christopher (1995-03-01). "Rocky Springs, TX". tshaonline.org.